Against nature (A rebours) /
This novel focuses on the attempts of its anti-hero, the neurotic and aesthete, Des Esseintes, to escape Paris and the vulgarity of modern life. Holed up in his private museum of high taste, he offers a treasure trove of cultural delights.
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Series: | Oxford world's classics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This novel focuses on the attempts of its anti-hero, the neurotic and aesthete, Des Esseintes, to escape Paris and the vulgarity of modern life. Holed up in his private museum of high taste, he offers a treasure trove of cultural delights. |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the French. This translation previously issued in print: 1998. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (272 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780191923043 (ebook) : |
| DOI: | 10.1093/owc/9780199555116.001.0001 |