Joris-Karl Huysmans

The Cathedral (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

The Cathedral (La Cathédrale, 1898) is a novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans, a French writer known for his transition from Naturalism to Symbolism and his deep interest in Catholicism later in life. This novel is part of a quasi-autobiographical series following the character Durtal, who first appeared in Là-bas (1891) and continued through En Route (1895). In The Cathedral, Durtal has converted to Catholicism and, recovering from a crisis of faith, retreats to the town of Chartres to immerse himself in the study of its famous Gothic cathedral, Notre-Dame de Chartres. Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans (5 February 1848 - 12 May 1907) was a French novelist and art critic who published his works as Joris-Karl Huysmans. Translated by Clara Bell.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Passerino
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9791223928332
• Artikelnr.: 74025919

Autorenporträt

Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans (1848 - 1907 in Paris) was a French novelist who published his works as Joris-Karl Huysmans. He is most famous for the novel À rebours (1884, published in English as Against the Grain or Against Nature). He supported himself by a 30-year career in the French civil service. Huysmans' work is considered remarkable for its idiosyncratic use of the French language, large vocabulary, descriptions, satirical wit and far-ranging erudition. First considered part of Naturalism, he became associated with the decadent movement with his publication of À rebours. His work expressed his deep pessimism, which had led him to the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer. In later years, his novels reflected his study of Catholicism, religious conversion and becoming an oblate. He discussed the iconography of Christian architecture at length in La cathédrale (1898), set at Chartres and with its cathedral as the focus of the book.