Publication dat UK format 26/5/21 Book 182 Pages
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Synopsis
"The spring is new and new the sound it brings." May describes the magical journey of adolescence against the background of Holland's flowery dunescapes. In strokes of wonder-filled impressions a stunningly unspoiled girl, May, explores the promise of springtime and the intense spiritual life of youth. However, the cycle of life always moves on, and as May matures and returns to earth, she finds it readying for summer. When Herman Gorter published Mei (May) in 1889, this spontaneous and vibrant epic poem was immediately recognized by his peers as a landmark work for Dutch literature. Inspired in part by John Keats' Endymion (1818), the poem touches upon a wide range of themes, including the innocence and wonder of childhood, the hubris and disillusionment of adolescence, unattainable divine love and the inevitability of transience, The work suggests that poetry itself may be the only way to preserve for eternity the essence of nature and of music. Mei was perhaps an inevitable product of the artistically revolutionary and highly lucid spirit in The Netherlands of the 1880s. While Gorter's contemporary, Vincent van Gogh, had just completed the groundbreaking Sunflowers series of paintings, Gorter succeeded with Mei to compose his own artistic monument of colourful power and innovation.
My Review
Such a beautiful story wrote entirely in a poetic way. This prose is not to be missed. This wonderful story about a lady called may. It follows her birth, meeting a poet to her final days. I just love the poetry by this Danish poet and im so thankful that it has been translated into English for the first Time. The words of this story contains so much passion and so many wonderful feelings flowing through this words. It is so rare that you get to read the life of a woman through the delights of such emotive poetry. It is truly stunning and well worth reading. Im sure you will love it just as much as I did. I can't recommend it enough. I adored the 3 pictures that start each section. I would of loved to see more of these pictures throughout the book to give it that extra sense.
So much praise goes out to the author, translater and publishers for bringing us this magnificent piece of poetic work. I just can't wait to read more from this author and publishers.
Where you can buy this book
Waterstones Paperback £16.99
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Kobo ebook £4.29
Amazon UK Kindle £4.99 Paperback £16.99 Hardcover £19.95
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