La cathédrale

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"La Cathédrale" is a 1898 novel by French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans that explores Catholic mysticism and spiritual transformation through the protagonist’s immersion in the architecture and symbolism of Chartres Cathedral.

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La Cathédrale 5
La cathédrale canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
novel
author Joris-Karl Huysmans
authorNationality French
countryOfOrigin France
focusesOn architecture of Chartres Cathedral
iconography of Chartres Cathedral
Chartres Cathedral
surface form: stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral
followedBy L’Oblat
genre Catholic novel
religious fiction
symbolist novel
hasCharacter Durtal
hasSubject Catholic liturgy
Christian symbolism
pilgrimage
hasTitleInOriginalLanguage La cathédrale self-link
surface form: La Cathédrale
influencedBy Catholic theology
medieval Christian art
literaryMovement Decadentism
surface form: Decadent movement

Naturalism
Symbolism
mainCharacter Durtal
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor detailed descriptions of Chartres Cathedral
exploration of Catholic spirituality
integration of art history and fiction
originalLanguage French
partOfSeries Durtal cycle
placeOfPublication Paris
precededBy En route
protagonist Durtal
publicationForm book
publicationYear 1898
publisher Éditions Plon
setting Chartres
Chartres Cathedral
theme Catholic mysticism
Marian devotion
conversion to Catholicism
medieval architecture
religious symbolism
spiritual transformation
timePeriodOfSetting late 19th century
workChronologyPosition third novel in the Durtal series

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Joris-Karl Huysmans notableWork La cathédrale
The Cathedral originalTitle La cathédrale
this entity surface form: La Cathédrale
Charles-Marie-Georges notableWork La cathédrale
subject surface form: Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans
this entity surface form: La Cathédrale
En route followedBy La cathédrale
this entity surface form: La Cathédrale
La cathédrale hasTitleInOriginalLanguage La cathédrale self-link
subject surface form: La Cathédrale
this entity surface form: La Cathédrale
L’Oblat follows La cathédrale
this entity surface form: La Cathédrale