- EAN13
- 9782385822743
- Éditeur
- Quick Read
- Date de publication
- 24/04/2024
- Langue
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
- S'identifier
Livre numérique
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Aide EAN13 : 9782385822743
- Fichier EPUB, libre d'utilisation
- Fichier Mobipocket, libre d'utilisation
- Lecture en ligne, lecture en ligne
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Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.
This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each
chapter.
\- Reading time of the complete text: about 6 hours
\- Reading time of the summarized text: 14 minutes
"À rebours" is an 1884 novel by French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans, focusing on
the eccentric character Jean des Esseintes, who detests bourgeois society and
seeks solace in an ideal artistic world of his own creation. The novel broke
from Naturalism, inspiring works like Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian
Gray." Huysmans shifted from Naturalist style to depict an exceptional
individual, drawing inspiration from his own life and the notorious aesthete
Robert de Montesquiou. The plot revolves around Des Esseintes' retreat to the
countryside, where he indulges in intellectual and aesthetic pursuits,
creating an eclectic art collection and experimenting with perfumes and
poisonous flowers. The novel received mixed reactions, with critics
scandalized but appealing to a young generation of aesthetes and writers. It's
believed to have influenced Wilde's "Dorian Gray" and is considered an
important step in the formation of "gay literature." The book appalled Zola
and led to Huysmans drifting away from Naturalism, gaining new friends among
Symbolist and Catholic writers.
This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each
chapter.
\- Reading time of the complete text: about 6 hours
\- Reading time of the summarized text: 14 minutes
"À rebours" is an 1884 novel by French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans, focusing on
the eccentric character Jean des Esseintes, who detests bourgeois society and
seeks solace in an ideal artistic world of his own creation. The novel broke
from Naturalism, inspiring works like Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian
Gray." Huysmans shifted from Naturalist style to depict an exceptional
individual, drawing inspiration from his own life and the notorious aesthete
Robert de Montesquiou. The plot revolves around Des Esseintes' retreat to the
countryside, where he indulges in intellectual and aesthetic pursuits,
creating an eclectic art collection and experimenting with perfumes and
poisonous flowers. The novel received mixed reactions, with critics
scandalized but appealing to a young generation of aesthetes and writers. It's
believed to have influenced Wilde's "Dorian Gray" and is considered an
important step in the formation of "gay literature." The book appalled Zola
and led to Huysmans drifting away from Naturalism, gaining new friends among
Symbolist and Catholic writers.
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