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MacKenzie (English, Univ. of St. Thomas; translator, Germinal) writes in his introduction that author Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly (1808–89) "stood out in his own time." Barbey d'Aurevilly's works were considered decadent and obscene; his fiction quickly became outdated in a French literary scene dominated by naturalists such as Émile Zola. Thus, he fell into obscurity. In recent years his works have been rediscovered in France. Critical literary scholarship has also begun t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More