{"product_id":"mirror-of-obedience-9781350250673","title":"Mirror of Obedience","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimone Weil  (1909-1943) was one of the foremost French philosophers of the 20th century; a mystic, activist, and writer whose profound work continues to intrigue and inspire today. \u003ci\u003eMirror of Obedience\u003c\/i\u003e collects together Weil''s poetry and autobiographical writings translated into English for the first time. It offers a rare glimpse into a more personal and introspective Weil than we usually encounter. She was writing and re-working her poems until the end of her life and in a letter from London to her parents, dated 22 January 1943, she expressed the wish for her verses to appear together in print in chronological order, a wish which this volume honours.Weil was a thinker who wrote with discipline and spareness and cherished the poetic form for its power to compress language and distill meaning. In these poems and literary writings, we see her own efforts to craft poems as essential expressions of thought, bringing into view another aspect of Weil's quest for beauty and truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeil cherished the poetic form for the way it compresses language, distills thought, and conveys ultimate paradoxes of existence. This bilingual French-English edition of Weil’s original poetry opens new access to her lifelong quest for beauty and truth. Expert commentary situates the nuanced translations within her lifework – an illuminating volume that makes a nice gift! * Lissa McCullough, Professor, California State University, USA, and Author of The Religious Philosophy of Simone Weil (2014) *\u003cbr\u003eIn accessible, reliable, and learned ways, Silvia Caprioglio Panizza and Philip Wilson continue to enrich the bounty of our knowledge of Weil’s literary side and its role in her overall philosophy.  Their trustworthy translations and discerning commentaries reveal new vistas in Weil’s thought. A perceptive and engaging advance in Weil scholarship — bravo! * Ronald K. L. Collins, Editor of Attention, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslators’ Biographies\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements \u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Simone Weil as Poet   Chapter 2: Simone Weil and Literature\u003c\/b\u003e   \u003ci\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003ci\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/i\u003e    \u003cb\u003ePoems \u003c\/b\u003e   À une jeune fille riche \/ To a Rich Girl   Vers lus au Goûter de la Saint Charlemagne \/ Verses Read at the Feast of  Saint Charlemagne   Éclair \/ Lightning   Promethée \/ Prometheus   À un jour \/ To a Day   La mer \/ The Sea   Nécessité \/ Necessity   Les astres \/ The Stars   La porte \/ The Gate    \u003cb\u003eFour Excerpts from \u003ci\u003eVenice Saved\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e               Jaffier 1-3               Violetta    \u003cb\u003eSelected Prose\u003c\/b\u003e   Conte: Les Lutins du feu \/ Tale: The Fairies of the Fire    Le conte des six cygnes dans Grimm \/ The Tale of the Six Swans in Grimm      \u003ci\u003eOn the Translation\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003ci\u003eTranslators’ Notes\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039333056855,"sku":"9781350250673","price":42.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350250673.jpg?v=1750943356","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mirror-of-obedience-9781350250673","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}