As one of the most outrageous and outraged novelists and critics of nineteenth-century France, Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly weathered nearly all the major literary storms from romanti...
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In the following essay, which originally accompanied the first edition of his short fiction collection, Barbey discusses the intent of the stories in The Diaboliques.
Here are the first six. . . .
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Bernheimer is an American educator and critic. In the following excerpt, he examines Barbey's conceptions of dandyism, gender roles, and sexuality as they relate to his narrative approach in &#...
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In the following essay, Stivale explores the tension between the framing and imbedded narratives in The Diaboliques, focusing especially on the story "The Crimson Curtain."
On the Sett...
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An author, translator, and editor, Bradley was the most successful American literary agent in Paris during the 1920s and 1930s. He represented, at various times, such American authors as John Dos Pass...
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Gosse was an eminent man of letters during the late nineteenth century. In the following excerpt, he comments on Barbey 's stories and novels, concluding that Barbey was a "fervid, sumpt...
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In the following excerpt, the critic finds Barbey's stories in The Diaboliques derivative.
In spite of Lamartine's fine title for him—"the Duc de Guise of Literature�...
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In the following excerpt, Rogers studies Barbey's uncollected early stories 'Le cachet d'onyx " and 'Lea " as initial attempts to use themes and a style that ...
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In the following excerpt, Rogers asserts that the stories in The Diaboliques are interrelated and also evince connections to Barbey's earlier novels such as What Never Dies and Une vieille ma&#...
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In the following essay, Freimanis examines the relationship between surface appearances and underlying dark passions in The Diaboliques.
Among the six short stories contained in Barbey d'Aur...
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In the following excerpt, Sivert examines aspects of Barbey's narrative technique in "The Crimson Curtain, "citing an interplay between voyeurism and exhibitionism in his storytel...
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Barbey and Escapism:
[In "Le bonheur dans le crime"], lasting happiness, combined with passion, is shown to rest on a basis of crime and murder. Somewhere, in Barbey's mind, an ...
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Jules Amedee Barbey d'Aurevilly
Critical Essay by Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
