The Floressas Des Esseintes, to judge by the various portraits preserved in the Château de Lourps, had originally been a family of stalwart troopers and stern cavalry men. Closely arrayed, side by side,...

The Floressas Des Esseintes, to judge by the various portraits preserved in the Château de Lourps, had originally been a family of stalwart troopers and stern cavalry men. Closely arrayed, side by side,...

The Floressas Des Esseintes, to judge by the various portraits preserved in the Château de Lourps, had originally been a family of stalwart troopers and stern cavalry men. Closely arrayed, side by side,...

J.-K. Huysmans (1848-1907), com o romance Às avessas (À rebours, 1884), tornou-se o escritor máximo do decadentismo francês, o movimento de reação ao naturalismo e à sociedade tecnológica de massas que...

La vie de sainte Lydwine a été successivement écrite par trois religieux qui furent, tous les trois, ses contemporains : Jan Gerlac, son parent, sacristain du monastère augustin de Windesem. Il vécut...

C’était pendant la première semaine de novembre, la semaine où se célèbre l’octave des morts. Durtal entra, le soir, à huit heures, à Saint-Sulpice. Il fréquentait volontiers cette église parce que la...

Le 21 mai 1880, la veille de la parution des Croquis parisiens, le directeur du Gaulois, Arthur Meyer, présente à la une de son journal un "bataillon renouvelé de chroniqueurs, pris parmi les jeunes"....

In 'The Cathedral' by J.-K. Huysmans, readers are taken on a deeply contemplative journey through the protagonist's spiritual and artistic awakening as he becomes obsessed with the construction of a cathedral....

In J.-K. Huysmans' profound work, 'The Cathedral,' readers are drawn into a contemplation of spirituality, art, and decadence. Through a fusion of rich symbolism, vivid descriptions, and a unique blend...

This is the final part in the spiritual journey of Durtal, J.-K. Huysmans' alter ego. From the satanism of La-Bas (1891), he makes his way to the foot of the cross and embraces Roman Catholicism, first...

The misfortunes of Jean Folantin, a downtrodden clerk working for the Ministry of the Interior in Paris, form the subject of J.-K. Huysmans' blackly comic novella, Drifting (À vau-l'eau). At first glance,...

Certain Artists makes for compelling reading. Huysmans' idiosyncratic assessments throw light on his aesthetic preoccupations, past and present, and hint at the spiritual journey he was about to undertake....

First published in 1883, but never before translated into English, this collection of J.-K. Huysmans' art criticism reveals the author of Against Nature to be as combative in his aesthetic opinions as...

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 8 hours - Reading time...

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...