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À Rebours was a major source of inspiration for Oscar Wilde. Translated to "Against Nature," the novel follows an eccentric aristocrat who retreats into an insular artistic world. It has no plot in the traditional sense, but was taken up by the asthetes of the time.
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Title:
À Rebours
Creator:
J.-K. Huysmans
Date Created:
1884
Description:
À Rebours was a major source of inspiration for Oscar Wilde. Translated to "Against Nature," the novel follows an eccentric aristocrat who retreats into an insular artistic world. It has no plot in the traditional sense, but was taken up by the asthetes of the time.
Subjects:
allusion literature
Location:
France
Type:
Text
Attribution
Citation:
"À Rebours", The Picture of Dorian Gray, UChicago Center for Digital Scholarship, /dorian-explorer/items/dor056.html
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Public Doman
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Retrieved from Project Gutenberg
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