Bruges-La-Morte: A Romance (1903)

Georges Rodenbach

Bruges-La-Morte: A Romance (1903)
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Kessinger Publishing
Country
United States
Published
1 February 2009
Pages
372
ISBN
9781104043285

Bruges-La-Morte: A Romance (1903)

Georges Rodenbach

Bruges-la-Morte is the story of one man’s obsession with his dead wife and his soul’s struggle between an alluring young dancer–his late wife’s double–and the beautiful, melancholy city of Bruges, whose moody atmosphere mirrors his mourning. This hallmark of Belgian symbolist literature, first translated into English by Philip Mosley to great acclaim twenty years ago, is now back in print for the next generation of English readers to discover.
With penetrating psychological force and richly metaphorical language, Bruges-la-Morte draws a haunting picture of love, grief, and murder in what has become a dead city, severely Catholic and once proud. The source of the famous opera Die tote Stadt and endless inspiration for Belgian and French artists, this novella will enthrall both the imaginations and heartstrings of an Anglophile audience.

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