Jean des Esseintes
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Jean des Esseintes is the reclusive, neurotic aristocrat whose extreme aestheticism and decadent lifestyle make him the central figure and embodiment of fin-de-siècle decadence in Joris-Karl Huysmans’ novel "À rebours."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean des Esseintes canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aesthete
ⓘ
aristocrat ⓘ decadent hero ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Against Nature
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
À rebours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Decadent movement in literature ⓘ |
| centralCharacterOf | À rebours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
aesthetic
ⓘ
decadent ⓘ hypersensitive ⓘ misanthropic ⓘ neurotic ⓘ reclusive ⓘ |
| createdBy | Joris-Karl Huysmans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| embodies |
aestheticism
ⓘ
fin-de-siècle decadence ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | À rebours (1884) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forcedTo | return to Paris at end of novel ⓘ |
| hasNationality | French ⓘ |
| healthStatus |
mentally unstable
ⓘ
physically fragile ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baudelaire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Symbolist aesthetics ⓘ |
| interestedIn |
art
ⓘ
artificial experiences ⓘ exotic plants ⓘ jewels ⓘ literature ⓘ perfumes ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
decadent lifestyle
ⓘ
extreme aestheticism ⓘ reclusive life of aesthetic contemplation ⓘ |
| literaryRole |
anti-hero
ⓘ
spokesman for decadent movement ⓘ |
| livesIn | Fontenay-aux-Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | French aristocracy ⓘ |
| owns | secluded villa at Fontenay-aux-Roses ⓘ |
| prefers |
artifice over nature
ⓘ
solitude over society ⓘ |
| rejects |
bourgeois society
ⓘ
naturalism ⓘ ordinary social life ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
end of 19th-century decadence
ⓘ
exhaustion of aristocratic class ⓘ |
| undergoes | nervous breakdown ⓘ |
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