Description
Georges de Lys's An Idyll in Sodom, originally published in 1889, and here made available in its first English translation, by Brian Stableford, is a significant contribution to a subgenre of French Romantic fiction consisting of lush representations of "moeurs antiques" ancient mores], a spectacular landmark of which was established with Salammb by Gustave Flaubert, to whom the current novel is, in fact, dedicated.
"Georges de Lys" was the pseudonym of Georges Fontaine de Bonnerive (1855-1931), an army officer and literary maverick, and An Idyll in Sodom, with its robust approach to plotting and its muscular images of male beauty, illustrates the near-paradoxicality of the idea of a soldierly Decadent fantasy. Notable for its rich descriptions and orgiastic excesses, the book is an extravagant feat of lyrical strength, and its author deserves to be reckoned an important pioneer in the context of the Decadent Movement of the fin-de-si cle.
Author: Georges de Lys
Publisher: Snuggly Books
Published: 01/26/2021
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.46d
ISBN13: 9781645250579
ISBN10: 1645250571
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Fantasy | Historical
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