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À rebours (Against the Grain) (1884) is a novel by the French novelist Joris-Karl Huysmans whose principal character is the aesthete des Esseintes, broke from Naturalism and became the ultimate example of "decadent" literature. À rebours gained further notoriety as an exhibit during the trials of Oscar Wilde in 1895, during which the prosecutor referred to the novel as a "sodomitical" book. 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Joris-Karl Huysmans (February 5, 1848 - May 12, 1907) was a French novelist. ... Aesthetics (or esthetics) (from the Greek word αισθητική meaning a perceiver or sensitive) is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty. ... Decadence was the name given, first by hostile critics, and then triumphantly adopted by some writers themselves, to a number of late nineteenth century fin de siècle writers associated with Symbolism or the Aesthetic movement. ... Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Sodomy is a term of religious origin to characterise certain sexual acts and behaviours as a perversion of the human capacity for union through sexuality. ...
External links
Original French text of À rebours (http://cage.rug.ac.be/~dc/Literature/ARebours/)
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