Deň sa schyľoval.Obločné tabule sa zaťahovali tmavou flórovou clonou a na chodbách veľkého mĺkveho sídla sa pomaly rozhosťovalo šero.Ako každý deň navečer sa Hugo Viane chystal na prechádzku.
Georges Rodenbach Knihy
16. júl 1855 – 25. december 1898
Georges Rodenbach nachádza krásu v tichých flámskych mestách svojho detstva a mladosti, ktoré oživuje vo svojich dielach ako živé bytosti spojené s náladami ducha. Jeho písanie je naplnené vášnivým idealizmom, ktorý kontrastuje s jeho prácou právnika a novinára. Rodenbach využíval literárne techniky na vyvolanie atmosféry a skúmal spojenie medzi mestom a ľudskou psychikou, čím vytvoril diela s hlbokým emocionálnym dopadom.
Hans Cadzand's Vocation & Other Stories
- 168 stránok
- 6 hodin čítania
Hans Cadzand's father dies when he is an infant and he becomes the centre of his mother's life. As he grows up from a pretty child to a serious young man with deep religious convictions, she hopes she will remain the centre of his life. This long novella is supplemented by shorter pieces from the collection 'Le Rouet des Brumes'.
Hugues Viane is a widower who has turned to the melancholy, decaying city of Bruges as the ideal location in which to mourn his wife and as a backdrop for the narcissistic wanderings of his disturbed spirit. He becomes obsessed with a young dancer whom he believes is the double of his beloved wife, leading him to psychological torment and humiliation, culminating in a deranged murder. This 1892 work is a poet's novel, dense, visionary, and haunting. Bruges, the 'dead city', becomes a metaphor for Hugues' dead wife as he follows its mournful labyrinth of streets and canals in a cyclical promenade of reflection and allusion--the ultimate evocation of Rodenbach's lifelong love affair with the enduring mystery and mortuary atmosphere of Bruges.
Set against the backdrop of the hauntingly beautiful city of Bruges, the novel follows Hugues Viane, a widower consumed by grief who becomes infatuated with a dancer resembling his late wife. His obsession leads to eerie visions and a blurring of reality and fantasy. The richly poetic prose captures Bruges' melancholic atmosphere, reflecting Viane's inner turmoil, while themes of grief and obsession unfold through vivid symbolism, particularly the swan. This classic work explores the depths of human emotion and has garnered comparisons to other decadent European literature.
Préciosité et romantisme décadent. "Une évocation hallucinante de la ville de Bruges" et une sombre histoire d'amour, un veuf tente de faire de sa maîtresse la réplique de son épouse. Dossier (lecture, contextes, etc.), p. 107-167.
Extrait : "Je n'oublierai jamais les impressions de ce dernier déménagement. Ceux qui changent souvent d'habitation s'aguerrissent, n'éprouvent pas cette douleur d'arrachement et d'adieu. Ils n'ont pas le temps de s'attacher aux lieux. Moi, je vivais là depuis dix années. Tout un morceau de ma vie qui, semblait-il, allait disparaître et s'y engloutir comme dans l'Éternité. Que de souvenirs suspendus en guirlandes fanées sur ces murs !"
Die Erzählung spielt in der melancholischen Kulisse von Brügge und thematisiert die Einsamkeit und Trauer des Protagonisten, der von der verlorenen Liebe geprägt ist. Rodenbach verbindet meisterhaft die Stadt mit den inneren Gefühlen seiner Figuren, wodurch Brügge fast zu einem Charakter wird. Die eindrucksvollen Fotografien der Erstausgabe ergänzen die düstere Atmosphäre und verstärken das Gefühl der Vergänglichkeit. Diese Kombination aus literarischer Tiefe und visueller Kunst schafft ein einzigartiges Leseerlebnis, das die Leser in die Stimmung der Stadt eintauchen lässt.
