The Dilemma of Narcissus (Classic Reprint Series)

230 pp. A profound reading of the Narcissus tale and of the recovery of one's own soul, which for Lavelle involves the perfection of being, knowledge, and love to the point that they are virtually indistinguishable from one another. Originally published in French as L'Erreur de Narcisse in 1939, this edition borrows the English translation from the 1973 George Allen and Unwin edition, which was the work's first appearance in English.