J.-K. Huysmans
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J.-K. Huysmans

  1. 208 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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J.-K. Huysmans

About this book

A critical biography of a major novelist and art critic from the late nineteenth-century French decadent movement. J.-K. Huysmans (1848–1907) is often hailed as a forerunner of modernist letters. While his novel À rebours / Against Nature remains infamous for its reclusive protagonist retreating into a realm of artifice and dreams, Huysmans's literary contributions are far-reaching. Ruth Antosh explores Huysmans's life and work, illustrating how both reflect an uneasy era of profound social and artistic change. In this context, Huysmans's correspondence, early fiction, art criticism, and surrealist novel En rade / Stranded demand greater critical attention. Antosh argues that Huysmans's life should be understood as an unwavering quest for spiritual and aesthetic fulfillment.

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Publisher
Reaktion Books
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781789148725
eBook ISBN
9781789148909
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Biographies
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. 1 Beginnings
  7. 2 Under the Influence of Zola and Naturalism
  8. 3 À rebours and Beyond
  9. 4 Descending into Darkness: Là-bas, the Abbé Boullan and the Occult
  10. 5 The Spiritual Journey Begins: Religious Retreats and Huysmans’ Conversion
  11. 6 In Search of a Monastery: The Road to Ligugé
  12. 7 The Final Years
  13. Epilogue
  14. References
  15. Bibliography
  16. Acknowledgements
  17. Photo Acknowledgements

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