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The Mirror of Divinity. The World and Creation in J.-K. Huysmans.
Robert Ziegler
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Description for The Mirror of Divinity. The World and Creation in J.-K. Huysmans.
Hardback. Using a multidisciplinary approach, this book argues that the operation of art-as-mirror is the key to the hidden unity of Huysmans' fiction. The author claims that only the elimination of Huysmans' stylistic distortions enabled his art finally to become faithful and clear. Num Pages: 385 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Using a multidisciplinary approach, this book argues that the operation of art-as-mirror is the key to the hidden unity of Huysmans' fiction. The author claims that only the elimination of Huysmans' stylistic distortions enabled his art finally to become faithful and clear.
Using a multidisciplinary approach, this book argues that the operation of art-as-mirror is the key to the hidden unity of Huysmans' fiction. The author claims that only the elimination of Huysmans' stylistic distortions enabled his art finally to become faithful and clear.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
385
Condition
New
Number of Pages
385
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9780874138733
SKU
V9780874138733
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About Robert Ziegler
Author of the notoriously mystifying breviary of the Decadence, A Rebours, Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848-1907) has often been perceived as a singularly elusive and changeable literary figure. A life-long government functionary, Huysmans nonetheless led a colorful, often tempestuous public life, joining in the debate as to whether naturalism was pornography or a legitimate aesthetic. Whatever ideological position Huysmans embraced at any ... Read more
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