The Mirror of Love

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The Mirror of Love
AuthorAlan Moore
IllustratorJosé Villarrubia
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreRomantic poetry
PublisherTop Shelf Productions
Publication date
2004 [incorrect]
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages136

The Mirror of Love is an epic poem by Alan Moore, written in the form of a romantic letter. Sappho, Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Oscar Wilde, and many others are woven into this rich, visceral piece, which documents the history of same-sex love throughout mankind's history, and comments on its modern-day state. It originally began as a part of the AARGH! Anthology in 1988. AARGH! [Artists Against Rampant Government Homophobia] was a comic book protest against Britain's proposed anti-gay Section 28.[1] In 2004, Moore teamed up with illustrator José Villarrubia, and the duo re-released the work, adding photographs to each poetic passage.[2] It was translated and published in French as Le Miroir de l'amour (November 2006), by Carabas Revolution,[3] in Italian as Lo Specchio dell'Amore (September 2008) by Edizioni BD [4] and in Spanish as El Espejo del amor (November 2008) by Editorial Kraken.[5] In 2020 Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editori published a new edition with a new Italian translation by Marco Rosary.[6] It was also converted into a stage production directed by actor David Drake.[7]

References

  1. ^ Mathews, Ed; Jonathan Ellis (2005). "The Mirror of Love: Reflections with José Villarrubia". PopImage. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
  2. ^ Moore, Alan (2004). The Mirror of Love. ISBN 1891830457.
  3. ^ "ActuaBD: l'Actualité de la bande dessinée".
  4. ^ "Lo specchio dell'amore".
  5. ^ https://librotea.elpais.com/libros/el-espejo-del-amor-alan-moore-kraken/ [dead link]
  6. ^ "Lo specchio dell'Amore - Alan Moore - Feltrinelli Editore".
  7. ^ "Baltimore Sun - We are currently unavailable in your region".

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