Rachilde had a major role in the first Symbolist theaters in Europe, where she was instrumental in getting Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi produced as well as serving as a voice of encouragement for directors,...
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The name of Rachilde has long been associated with those of minor decadent writers and symbolists of the last two decades of the nineteenth century. She is also known for her work with the Mercure de ...
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In the following essay, Gerould presents an overview of Rachilde's literary works, including several of her best-known plays.
One of the most colorful and appealing figures in Parisian artis...
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In the following essay, McLendon perceives what is usually considered perverted behavior in Rachilde's fictional works as an indirect means used by the author to protest oppressive social conve...
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In the following essay, Bruzelius examines the figure of the vampiric female as portrayed in the works of Rachilde and Uruguayan author Delmira Augustini.
I have been faithful to thee, Cynara, in m...
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In the following essay, Showalter discusses the dominant themes in Rachilde's works.
In "Grape-Gatherers of Sodom", a remarkable story about the genesis of homosexuality publis...
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In the following essay, Birkett provides a psychological interpretation of Rachilde's works.
Woman's place, for the writers and artists of the decadence, was inside the work of art, a...
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In the following essay, Hawthorne argues that Rachilde 's literary portrayal of gender roles lends her works a greater interest and relevance than they are usually accorded.
A review of rece...
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In the following essay, Ziegler analyzes the implications of the sadistic behavior of Rachilde's female protagonists, focusing on the novel The Juggler.
Swords and daggers, bayonets and scal...
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In the following essay, Hawthorne regards Rachilde as a novelist whose works presented a view of human sexuality that was in opposition to the dominant psychological and medical theories of the late n...
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In the following essay, Hawthorne focuses on Rachilde's thematic and technical innovations in her novel The Juggler.
The novelist Rachilde (Marguerite Eymery Vallette) became an instant succ...
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In the following essay, Fisher examines depictions of delirium in Rachilde's La princesse des ténèbres and Alfred Jarry's Les jours et les nuits, claiming that these works illu...
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In the following essay, Hawthorne interprets Rachilde's novel La tour d'amour as an allegory of the author's place as a woman writing in a literary world dominated by men.
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In the following essay, Kingcaid argues that the world of Rachilde's literary works is symbolic of the functions of women's bodies, especially the female reproductive system.
To be a ...
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Rachilde
Critical Essay by Daniel Gerould
