Description: Purgatory, Volume 2 by Ken Hollings A series of essays modeled on the Purgatory of Dante Alighieri-personal reflections, historical incidents, and unexpected mythological correspondences.A series of essays modeled on the Purgatory of Dante Alighieri-personal reflections, historical incidents, and unexpected mythological correspondences."The obsession with Beauty and Virtue must inevitably bring Trash into existence. Trash offers a way of lifting their curse; it marks the end of all such fatal enchantments."In this sequel to 2020s Inferno, Hollings shifts his attention away from America in the Age of Pop to take a close look at European decadence and decay at the end of the nineteenth century. Purgatory follows the twin fates of Hallward and Hancock as they are drawn, like so many artists before them, towards the city of Paris. It was here that exiled Swedish playwright August Strindberg struggled to turn iron and carbon into gold, while the aesthete S r Peladan staged his sumptuous Salons de la Rose+Croix. Over a series of thirty-three essays directly modeled on the Purgatory of Dante Alighieri, personal reflections, historical incidents, and unexpected mythological correspondences are combined to uncover a restless underground labyrinth of alchemists, poets, painters, and philosophers. Together, their combined influence would shape not only the events of May 68 but the emergence of a uniquely European form of Trash cinema devoted exclusively to beauty, sex, and despair.To celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dantes death, Ken Hollings offers the reader a radical retelling of the middle part of the Divine Comedy. Hell may be a tough act to follow-but, as Volume Two of the Trash Project reveals, Purgatory can be just as weird and dangerous. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Ken Hollings is a writer, broadcaster, and cultural theorist based in London and the author of Welcome to Mars and The Bright Labyrinth. Details ISBN1913689239 Author Ken Hollings Short Title Purgatory, Volume 2 Pages 400 Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1913689239 ISBN-13 9781913689230 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-04-05 Publisher Strange Attractor Press Imprint Strange Attractor Press AU Release Date 2022-04-05 NZ Release Date 2022-04-05 US Release Date 2022-04-05 UK Release Date 2022-04-05 Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 20 black and white illustrations Subtitle The Trash Project: Towards The Decay Of Meaning Illustrator Gladys Jose Edited by Gillian The New York Times Magazine Birth 1927 Affiliation Clark University Position journalist Qualifications PsyD DEWEY 306.094 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:145104128;
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