The Songs of Maldoror (out of print)
Translated by R J Dent
‘A new, definitive edition of Lautréamont’s influential masterpiece. Vividly translated by R J Dent.’
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Myth
R J Dent’s novel, Myth, is now available in paperback and e-book formats.
Myth is a dark, erotic horror/fantasy novel set on a Greek island. It tells the story of a holidaying couple who hear about the chimera, a strange mythical creature that lives in the hills. They, of course, are skeptical, but
Continue reading →Christopher Smart’s Jubilate Agno – Edited and Introduced by R J Dent
‘There is no poem in English poetry that serves as a precursor to Jubilate Agno.‘ (Jeremy Reed)
After many years, Christopher Smart’s bold, eccentric, powerful and moving epic poem Jubilate Agno is finally available to readers in a brand new, accessible edition.
Continue reading →The Flowers of Evil & Artificial Paradise
by Charles Baudelaire – Translated by R J Dent
Charles Baudelaire, poète maudit, the self-styled Satanic man whose seminal collection THE FLOWERS OF EVIL (Les Fleurs du Mal) is marked by paeans to sexual degradation such as The Litanies Of Satan and
Continue reading →Alcaeus: Poems & Fragments
Translated by R J Dent
Alcaeus was a fellow countryman and contemporary of Sappho, and his beautiful and delicate poetry is often overshadowed by Sappho’s reputation. R J Dent has now translated all of Alcaeus’s Poems & Fragments from
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