· A writer and cultural arbiter of a salon in France from the early s until , Rachilde (Marguerite Eymery) won celebrity with Monsieur Vénus. An inversion of the Pygmalion story, the novel was judged to be pornographic, and a Belgian court sentenced its author (in . A writer and cultural arbiter of a salon in France from the early s until , Rachilde (Marguerite Eymery) won celebrity with this scandalously decadent novel. · Monsieur Venus: A Materialist Novel Volume 15 of Texts and Translations: Author: Rachilde: Translated by: Melanie Hawthorne: Publisher: .
Dr. Petra Dierkes-Thrun Stanford University Rachilde (Marguerite Eymery, ), Monsieur Venus () Click here for brief online bio of Rachilde From the introduction to our edition, "Rachilde: A Decadent Woman Rewriting Women in Decadence" by Melanie Hawthorne and Liz Constable: Rachilde's "pivotal role among the Parisian intelligentsia was undisputed" at the time as an. Monsieur Vénus (French pronunciation: [məsjø venys]) is a novel written by the French symbolist and decadent writer Rachilde (née Marguerite Eymery). Initially published in , it was her second novel and is considered her breakthrough work. Because of its highly erotic content, it was the subject of legal controversy and general scandal, bringing Rachilde into the public eye. Monsieur Vénus: A Materialist Novel Volume 15 of MLA Texts and Translations Volume 15 of Texts and translations: Translations, ISSN Authors: Rachilde, Melanie Hawthorne, Madeleine Elise Reynier Boyd, Liz Constable: Editors: Melanie Hawthorne, Liz Constable: Translated by: Melanie Hawthorne, Madeleine Elise Reynier Boyd: Contributors.
Monsieur Vénus is a novel written by the French symbolist and decadent writer Rachilde. Initially published in , it was her second novel and is considered her breakthrough work. Because of its highly erotic content, it was the subject of legal controversy and general scandal, bringing Rachilde into the public eye. The novel tells the story of French noblewoman Raoule de Vénérande and her pursuit of sexual pleasure while creating a new and more satisfying identity for herself. In order. Monsieur Vénus Quotes Showing of “I have never been loved enough to gain the desire of reproducing a being in the image of my lover and I have never been given enough pleasure so that my brain has not had the leisure to seek better I have wanted the impossible ”. ― Rachilde, Monsieur Vénus: A Materialist Novel. Monsieur Venus: A Materialist Novel Volume 15 of Texts and Translations: Author: Rachilde: Translated by: Melanie Hawthorne: Publisher: Modern Language Association, ISBN:
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