Rachael Siciliano
Biographic Data
| ID | 3943087 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachael Siciliano |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachael |
| FAMILY NAME | Siciliano |
| SIGNATURE | SICILIANO R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Ornament, Fantasy, and Desire in Nineteenth-Century French Literature
In this examination of the role of ornament in 19th 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, Mallarme, Huysmans and Rachilde within the context of the history …
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Ornament, Fantasy, and Desire in Nineteenth-Century French Literature
In this examination of the role of ornament in 19th 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, Mallarme, Huysmans and Rachilde within the context of the history …
Aestheticism (1 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Decadence (1 works) · French Literature and Poetry (1 works) · Historical and Literary Studies (1 works) · Literary Analysis and Cultural Studies (1 works) · Literature (1 works) · Pleasure (1 works) · Psychology (1 works)