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| Author | Alan Moore |
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| Illustrator | José Villarrubia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Romantic poetry |
| Publisher | Top Shelf Productions |
Publication date | 1988 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 136 |
The Mirror of Love is an epic poem by Alan Moore, written in the form of a romantic letter. Sappho, Michelangelo, William 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]
