Paris A Poem
Paris A Poem by Hope Mirrlees is a daring and dynamic experimental long poem published by Faber & Faber in 2020. This edition, consisting of 72 pages, reproduces the original design of the first publication from 1920, showcasing the work’s unique approach to modernist psychogeography. Set in post-First World War Paris, the poem captures the essence of the city through its underground railways and grand boulevards, employing playful typography, collage, and fragmentation.
Readers will discover a rich tapestry of imagery and style that reflects the vibrancy of Paris during a transformative period. The celebratory centenary edition includes an introductory foreword by Deborah Levy and an afterword by Sandeep Parmar, along with commentary by Julia Briggs, who highlights the significance of this work within the modernist canon. This edition invites exploration of themes related to poetry and European literary traditions, particularly from the perspectives of women authors.
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“Obscure, indecent and brilliant.” — Virginia Woolf
Modernism’s lost masterpiece.
Paris: A Poem is a daring and dynamic experimental long poem written by the British writer Hope Mirrlees. Set on a single day in post-first world war Paris, this ambitious piece of modernist psychogeography brings alive the city’s underground railways and grand boulevards by means of playful typography, collage and fragmentation. This celebratory centenary edition reproduces the original design of the very first, which was published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press in 1920. It features an introductory foreword by Deborah Levy, an afterword by Mirrlees’s biographer Sandeep Parmar, as well as commentary by Julia Briggs who spotlighted Paris as ‘modernism’s lost masterpiece’.
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