The Cathedral - J.-K. Huysmans
After the Satanic debaucheries of La-bas and the sensual battles of En Route, comes the cloistered calm of The Cathedral.
In this long, reflective novel, Huysmans' alter-ego, Durtal, sets out to explore the mystic symbolism embodied in one of the greatest gothic edifices in France, Chartres Cathedral. Written at the time of the Dreyfus Affair, a political scandal that threatened to tear France apart, Chartres Cathedral became for Huysmans a potent symbol of the harmonious diversity of the Middle Ages, one that had the potential to unify the divisions in contemporary French society.
This complex, multi-layered vision of Chartres Cathedral as a structure in which art, science and religion could exist in harmony rather than discord, captured the public imagination on its first publication, and The Cathedral became a runaway bestseller. In the back of the book you 'll find 20 photographs of parts of Chartres Cathedral mentioned in the text.
Voor de inhoud: zie foto 2.
Auteur | : Joris-Karl Huysmans (5-2-1948 / 12-5-1907) |
Artikelnummer | : BF2951 |
Categorie | : Romans / Engelstalige boeken |
Taal | : Engels |
ISBN | : 9781903517901 |
Uitgever | : Dedalus |
Druk | : 1 |
Jaar | : 2011 |
Pagina's | : 364 |
Bindwijze | : Paperback |
Afmetingen | : 12.5 x 19.5 x 3 cm. |
Conditie | : Goed; een lichte leesrimpel in de rug aanwezig |
Verzending | : Pakketpost |
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