The Twilight of the Gods
by Elémir Bourges
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Long out of print in English, and here offered for the first time in a restored format, The Twilight of the Gods, l mir Bourges' acknowledged masterpiece, was originally published in March, 1884, just two months before J.-K. Huysmans' groundbreaking rebours. Both novels at once laid the groundwork for the Decadent Movement, and presented a striking challenge to Naturalism by, instead of depicting common existence, offering case studies of exceptional, extravagant beings. In Bourges' highly show more aesthetic work, we follow Charles d'Este, Duke of Blankenburg, who, along with his eccentric family, is exiled to Paris, where his excessive, luxurious lifestyle and the Wagnerian fate that follows him are like a chandelier falling from the sky. show lessTags
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Elémir Bourges commence la rédaction du Crépuscule des dieux en février 1877 et ne porte le point final à son oeuvre qu'au printemps 1883. Le livre paraît le 5 mars 1884 chez Giraud (Savine). La figure de Charles d'Esté, duc de Blankenbourg, a été inspirée à l'auteur par celle, bien connue de ses contemporains, de Charles II, duc de Brunswick. Récit wagnérien de la déchéance d'une famille royale condamnée à l'exil et qui, peu à peu, se dissout et se perd.
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- Canonical title*
- Götterdämmerung
- Original title
- Le crépuscule des dieux
- Alternate titles
- Chains of Destiny
- Original publication date
- 1884
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