Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Ornament, Fantasy, and Desire in Nineteenth-Century French Literature
Rae Beth Gordon
€ 145.97
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Ornament, Fantasy, and Desire in Nineteenth-Century French Literature
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
In this examination of the role of ornament in nineteenth-century French literature, Rae Beth Gordon shows that ornament, far from being a simple accessory, raises problems that are at the very heart of aesthetic experience: limits and their transgression, illusion and seduction, pleasure and tension, harmony and confusion, excess and marginality. After placing texts by Nerval, Gautier, Mallarm, Huysmans, and Rachilde within the context of the history and techniques of the decorative arts, she reveals in these works the powerful role played by decorative figurations of syntax, diction, and composition. Gordon's detailed textual analyses yield spatial parallels with specific ornamental ... Read more
In this examination of the role of ornament in nineteenth-century French literature, Rae Beth Gordon shows that ornament, far from being a simple accessory, raises problems that are at the very heart of aesthetic experience: limits and their transgression, illusion and seduction, pleasure and tension, harmony and confusion, excess and marginality. After placing texts by Nerval, Gautier, Mallarm, Huysmans, and Rachilde within the context of the history and techniques of the decorative arts, she reveals in these works the powerful role played by decorative figurations of syntax, diction, and composition. Gordon's detailed textual analyses yield spatial parallels with specific ornamental ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691635101
SKU
V9780691635101
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Ornament, Fantasy, and Desire in Nineteenth-Century French Literature