Against Nature

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Decadent_movement
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:musical
gptkb:theatre
gptkb:1998
gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:Joris-Karl_Huysmans
gptkbp:character_development Des Esseintes's isolation
Des Esseintes's obsession with beauty
gptkbp:critical_reception controversial
cult classic
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired musicians
inspired visual artists
influenced art movements
inspired fashion designers
inspired modernist literature
gptkbp:genre gptkb:philosopher
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Against Nature
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Marcel_Proust
gptkb:Thomas_Mann
gptkb:Oscar_Wilde
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Gustave_Flaubert
gptkb:Charles_Baudelaire
gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche
decadent movement
gptkbp:is_available_in gptkb:Dutch
gptkb:Italian
gptkb:Spanish
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Des_Esseintes
gptkbp:narrative_style stream of consciousness
symbolism
gptkbp:notable_quote " I am a man who has no need for the world."
" I have no desire to live in a world that is not my own."
gptkbp:official_language gptkb:French
gptkbp:published_year 1884
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:themes gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:nihilism
alienation
individualism
aesthetics
artificiality
decadence
sensuality