The Cathedral
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After The Satanic Debaucheries Of L -Bas (1891) And The Sensual Battles Of En Route (1895), Comes The Cloistered Calm Of The Cathedral (1898). In This Long, Reflective Novel, Huysmans Alter-Ego, Durtal, Sets Out To Explore The Mystic Symbolism Embodied In One Of The Greatest Gothic Edifices In France, Chartres Cathedral. Written At The Time Of The Dreyfus Affair, A Political Scandal That Threatened To Tear France Apart, Chartres Cathedral Became For Huysmans A Potent Symbol Of The Harmonious Diversity Of The Middle Ages, One That Had The Potential To Unify The Divisions In Contemporary French Society. This Complex, Multi-Layered Vision Of Chartres Cathedral As A Structure In Which Art, Science And Religion Could Exist In Harmony Rather Than Discord, Captured The Public Imagination On Its First Publication, And The Cathedral Became A Runaway Bestseller.This Edition Contains 20 Photographs Of Parts Of Chartres Cathedral Mentioned In The Text.
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