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Von Händler/Antiquariat, RockMountainBooks.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ... duced " Mademoiselle de Maupin," and, later, "Avatar." Concerning "Avatar " little need be said; the reader is the best of critics. But on the subject of the former work, a momentary digression may perhaps be permitted. To the average reader "Mademoiselle de Maupin " is a hymn to Love. To the student it is the account of a chase after the Ideal. Through its pages whoso listens hears a strain fromFlaubert'simmortalduobetweenChimera and the Sphinx. That duo in which the crouching beast calls: "Ici, Chimere, arrete-toi," and the Chimera, unstayed in her flight, answers, "Non: jamais." The Ideal, truly, is intangible, but the fact of its intangibility can hardly be said to make the pursuit other than meritorious. Yet be this as it may, there are many accomplished gentlemen who have thought differently; and in this instance, at least, have called the hunt immoral. The immorality displayed in " Mademoiselle de Maupin " is the tormented grace of adolescence, the emotion which stirs the pulse of every youth however refined, and every maiden however pure. It represents the turbulence of health, the love of beauty, and the unaffected expression of a sentiment which while perfectly natural has the misfortune to shock those who lack the ability to inspire it in another. It is a tableau of the candors and generous dreams that reside in every one who prefers the beautiful to its opposite. As such, perhaps, it is immoral, though one may wonder in what the criterion consists; and it may not be indecorous to note that they who declaim on the subject are sometimes at a loss for a standard or an instance of morality in nature. Besides, Gautierdid not write for accomplished gentlemen, noryet for littlegirlsinshort frocks. He wrote for poets and for men. And where is the poet ... Hardcover, Label: Ams Pr Inc, Ams Pr Inc, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 1988-12, Studio: Ams Pr Inc, Verkaufsrang: 16067116.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books.
Ams Pr Inc. Used - Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!

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Erscheinungsdatum: 03.11.2016, Medium: Taschenbuch, Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, Titel: Tales Before Supper, Autor: Mérimée, Prosper, Verlag: Hansebooks, Sprache: Englisch, Rubrik: Belletristik // Romane, Erzählungen, Seiten: 232, Informationen: Paperback, Gewicht: 360 gr, Verkäufer: averdo.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books [51315977], Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear.

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Tales-Before-Supper~~Thophile-Gautier, Tales Before Supper, Hardcover.

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