| Mademoiselle de Maupin (Lettres francaises) |
 enlarge | Author: Theophile Gautier
Publisher: Impr. nationale
Category: Book
Buy Used: £49.10
Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Format: Import
Pages: 436
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6.7 x 1.6
ISBN: 2110807342
Dewey Decimal Number: 843.7
EAN: 9782110807342
ASIN: 2110807342
Publication Date: 1979
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Customer Reviews:
Falling in love can be complicated! July 28, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This edition boasts an engrossing translation: graceful, articulate and capturing the sensuality of Gautier's prose. Furthermore Duncker's introduction updates many of the novel's themes using contemporary references to explicate 19th century sexual mores. I felt the story provided an entertaining exploration of the `art' of seduction and the psychosocial basis for hetero- and homosexual attraction. Gautier juxtaposes the Chevalier d'Albert's quest for the ideal female lover with Mademoiselle de Maupin's clandestine desire to understand the true nature of men. In doing so Gautier cleverly exposes the nature of homoerotic desire to such an extent that those of us who feel secure with our own sexuality may be forced to rethink what if?
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