tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post8623614715790756970..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: The whole Baudelairean aesthetic is brought to life again - some French Decadent TalesAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-46334823522079957222014-09-03T23:57:47.791-05:002014-09-03T23:57:47.791-05:00I just wrote up Schwob, who is amazing - nightmari...I just wrote up Schwob, who is amazing - nightmarish, but amazing. I have some doubts about the Bloy stories. Both writers would make good subjects for future research.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-87667223950841961672014-09-03T18:48:03.472-05:002014-09-03T18:48:03.472-05:00Schwob and Bloy... You've got two of Borges...Schwob and Bloy... You've got two of Borges' recommendations right there!LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-19148137312964630172014-09-02T23:51:22.676-05:002014-09-02T23:51:22.676-05:00mel, yes, the book does just what it ought to do.mel, yes, the book does just what it ought to do.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-36531963419775229332014-09-02T23:18:19.499-05:002014-09-02T23:18:19.499-05:00This sounds like a fascinating collection and a pa...This sounds like a fascinating collection and a painless way to try new to many of us writers. Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-72407185697271595632014-09-02T15:51:54.254-05:002014-09-02T15:51:54.254-05:00No women. The translator mentions Rachilde with r...No women. The translator mentions Rachilde with regret, but he says her texts are too long for this book. <br /><br />I think that is why Huysmans is absent, too.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-57668988545824286972014-09-02T15:38:12.853-05:002014-09-02T15:38:12.853-05:00Though I feel like I had an overdose of French Dec...Though I feel like I had an overdose of French Decadence with (Belgian) Léon Genonceaux's <i>The Tutu</i> last year, I'd be interested in having a look at this. Do Rachilde or any of the other (few) female French Decadents get included? seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-29327252521035207052014-09-02T08:55:32.214-05:002014-09-02T08:55:32.214-05:00Goriot ain't all that safe. That book is the ...<i>Goriot</i> ain't all that safe. That book is the granddaddy of these stories. <br /><br />Having said that, yeas, put this one on your library list.<br /><br />Kaggsy, I'll mention a caveat or two as I go along, but yeah, is this ever a useful book for filling in a piece of the literary history.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-88217839742636745072014-09-02T02:42:57.460-05:002014-09-02T02:42:57.460-05:00Great review, and tells me all I need to know abou...Great review, and tells me all I need to know about this book i.e. that I do need to read it, and for the first reason you give - I need to actually be able to recognise these names that keep popping up! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-50511864211695283322014-09-02T00:23:30.239-05:002014-09-02T00:23:30.239-05:00Excellent post on a book that sounds right up my &...Excellent post on a book that sounds right up my "armchair decadent" alley and quite a fetching cover on that Oxford collection as well. I loved your definition of Decadence in the second paragraph, by the way, and I appreciate your info about how useful Romer's foreword is. Our timing seems to be a bit off, though: I <em>almost</em> started a new Huysmans novel this weekend before seeing your post and then went all conservative with a Balzac instead. Please don't look down on me for playing it safe!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.com