Des Esseintes (English spelling)

Japanese: Des Esseintes(英語表記)DesEsseintes
Des Esseintes (English spelling)

… However, among these, it was Huysmans' novel Against the Grass (1884), called the "Bible of Decadence," that had the widest influence on young people, separating the Decadents from the mainstream naturalism and highbrow trends of the time and clearly indicating the direction they should take. It is said that the model for the neurotic protagonist of Against the Grass, Des Esseintes, is the real-life aristocratic poet Robert de Montesquiou, but this need not necessarily be the case. To a certain extent, this moody, sickly bachelor represents the culture, learning, and tastes of the author, Huysmans. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Des Esseintes" is listed below.

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Japanese:

… しかしそれらのなかでも,もっとも広範な影響を青年たちに与え,デカダン派を当時の主流であった自然主義と高踏派の流れから切り離し,その進むべき方向を明示したのは,〈デカダンスの聖書〉と呼ばれたユイスマンスの小説《さかしま》(1884)であった。《さかしま》の神経症的な主人公デゼッサントDes Esseintesのモデルは実在する貴族詩人モンテスキューRobert de Montesquiouだといわれているが,必ずしもそう考えなくてもよい。この気むずかしい病弱な独身者は,ある程度まで作者たるユイスマンスの教養や学殖や趣味を代弁しているからである。…

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