This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Là-bas by Joris-Karl Huysmans. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including murder, Satanism and decadence. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 28-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Joris-Karl Huysmans...
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Là-bas by Joris-Karl Huysmans (Book Analysis)
Là-bas by Joris-Karl Huysmans (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
978280629779228EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Là-bas by Joris-Karl Huysmans. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including murder, Satanism and decadence. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 28-page reading guide is structured as follows:
Biography of Joris-Karl Huysmans
Presentation of Là-bas
Summary of Là-bas
Character study
Durtal
Des Hermies
Louis Carhaix
Mme. Carhaix
Chantelouve
Hyacinthe Chantelouve
Analysis of Là-bas
A naturalistic novel?
Durtal’s identification with Gilles de Rais
Gilles de Rais, a real monster
About Là-bas
Là-bas charts the spiritual evolution of its main character, Durtal, as he experiments with a series of unconventional beliefs, including Satanism. Durtal is also writing a biography of the 15th-century serial killer Gilles de Rais, who also allegedly dabbled in the occult, and this is interwoven with his story. In many ways, Durtal is a fictional double of the author; specifically, he represents Huysmans at a specific point in his spiritual development, when he found himself torn between Catholicism and Satanism.
Understandably given its subject matter, Là-bas proved controversial when it was first published, but it is now recognized as a 19th-century classic.
About Joris-Karl Huysmans
Joris-Karl Huysmans, born in 1848, was a French writer. He was originally involved with Naturalism, before drifting away from Émile Zola, the leader of the movement. He broke away from Zola completely in 1884, the years his most famous novel, À rebours (commonly translated into English as Against the Grain or Against Nature) was published. He was later associated with the decadent movement. A number of his works are autobiographical in nature and follow the evolution of characters who closely resemble him.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Là-bas by Joris-Karl Huysmans. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including murder, Satanism and decadence. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 28-page reading guide is structured as follows:
Biography of Joris-Karl Huysmans
Presentation of Là-bas
Summary of Là-bas
Character study
Durtal
Des Hermies
Louis Carhaix
Mme. Carhaix
Chantelouve
Hyacinthe Chantelouve
Analysis of Là-bas
A naturalistic novel?
Durtal’s identification with Gilles de Rais
Gilles de Rais, a real monster
About Là-bas
Là-bas charts the spiritual evolution of its main character, Durtal, as he experiments with a series of unconventional beliefs, including Satanism. Durtal is also writing a biography of the 15th-century serial killer Gilles de Rais, who also allegedly dabbled in the occult, and this is interwoven with his story. In many ways, Durtal is a fictional double of the author; specifically, he represents Huysmans at a specific point in his spiritual development, when he found himself torn between Catholicism and Satanism.
Understandably given its subject matter, Là-bas proved controversial when it was first published, but it is now recognized as a 19th-century classic.
About Joris-Karl Huysmans
Joris-Karl Huysmans, born in 1848, was a French writer. He was originally involved with Naturalism, before drifting away from Émile Zola, the leader of the movement. He broke away from Zola completely in 1884, the years his most famous novel, À rebours (commonly translated into English as Against the Grain or Against Nature) was published. He was later associated with the decadent movement. A number of his works are autobiographical in nature and follow the evolution of characters who closely resemble him.application/pdf1
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This clear and detailed 28-page reading guide is structured as follows:
- Biography of Joris-Karl Huysmans
- Presentation of Là-bas
- Summary of Là-bas
- Character study
- Durtal
- Des Hermies
- Louis Carhaix
- Mme. Carhaix
- Chantelouve
- Hyacinthe Chantelouve
- Analysis of Là-bas
- A naturalistic novel?
- Durtal’s identification with Gilles de Rais
- Gilles de Rais, a real monster
About Là-bas
Là-bas charts the spiritual evolution of its main character, Durtal, as he experiments with a series of unconventional beliefs, including Satanism. Durtal is also writing a biography of the 15th-century serial killer Gilles de Rais, who also allegedly dabbled in the occult, and this is interwoven with his story. In many ways, Durtal is a fictional double of the author; specifically, he represents Huysmans at a specific point in his spiritual development, when he found himself torn between Catholicism and Satanism.
Understandably given its subject matter, Là-bas proved controversial when it was first published, but it is now recognized as a 19th-century classic.
About Joris-Karl Huysmans
Joris-Karl Huysmans, born in 1848, was a French writer. He was originally involved with Naturalism, before drifting away from Émile Zola, the leader of the movement. He broke away from Zola completely in 1884, the years his most famous novel, À rebours (commonly translated into English as Against the Grain or Against Nature) was published. He was later associated with the decadent movement. A number of his works are autobiographical in nature and follow the evolution of characters who closely resemble him.
Product details
| ISBN | 9782806297792 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Plurilingua Publishing |
| Collection | Brightsummaries.com |
| Format | |
| Pages | 28 |
| File size | 1.1 MB |
