Paul Belanger Livres

With more than 200 additional entries, the revised and expanded second edition of one the world's most important books on demonology is now available in paperback. Ever since the publication of the original book more than ten years ago, author M. Belanger has been collecting material for this expanded edition. Filled with additional new articles, spirits, demons, appendices, and art, the bestsellingDictionary of Demonsis now an even more comprehensive resource. You will discover an expanded introduction, extended articles, an update to the Decans of the Zodiac, additional entries, and dozens of new illustrations. The Dictionary of Demons: Revised and Expandedincludes more than 1,700 demons as well as short articles on demonology and a wealth of illustrations, making it one of the most valuable reference works in the field. Previous editions: First Edition (Out of Print): 9780738723068 Second Edition Limited-Edition Hardcover: 9780738765365

Chosen from the first four books published by Paul Bélanger, this selection of poems provides an overview of the work of an acclaimed French Canadian poet. With "Projet de Pablo," a finalist for the Émile Nelligan Award, Bélanger began to cultivate his memory using various kinds of tools, with Picasso's works as pretext to compare painting to poetry. In "Retours," a finalist for the Governor General Award, the poet travels within to face the strangeness of the internal world. "L'oubli du monde" explores personal memory, as autobiography crosses history with well-tempered lyricism; and "Fenêtres et ailleurs" shows a man tackling existential issues.

Blending personal voice with fluid lines, this poetry collection offers a meditative and mysterious experience. It employs emotionally charged language and philosophical depth, merging exterior and interior worlds through nature-based metaphors. The impressionistic style allows for a calm exploration of themes such as the human condition, myth, language, and philosophy, creating a strong emotional connection to the natural elements that inspire the work.

With echoes of Jacques Brault, Simone Weil, Baudelaire and Petrarch, in Of Love, Paul Bélanger continues his poetic quest for the sources of spiritual ecstasy. In this body of song, the quest includes a series of distinct women as representatives of the Muse: an exciting black woman; a woman met in a poignant one-time encounter; a medley of women with "a variety of skins," who speak "the strangest of languages"; a lady for whom he lives out an epistolary passion; and finally a woman who is dying.