Des Esseintes
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| - | :[[Robert de Montesquiou]] used his [[wit]] to shield himself from genuine human emotion, and in this form is remembered as a model for [[Des Esseintes]] in Huysmans's ''[[À Rebours]]'', and the [[Baron de Charlus]] in [[Proust]]'s ''[[À la recherche du temps perdu]]''. | + | [[Des Esseintes]] is a fictional character and the protagonist of ''[[Against the Grain]]''. He is an eccentric, reclusive [[aesthete]] and [[antihero]]. He is said to have been based on [[Robert de Montesquiou]], a French aristocrat who used his [[wit]] to shield himself from genuine human emotion.{{GFDL}} |
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| - | [[Des Esseintes]] is a fictional character and the protagonist of ''[[Against the Grain]]''. He is an eccentric, reclusive [[aesthete]] and [[antihero]]. {{GFDL}} | + | |
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Des Esseintes is a fictional character and the protagonist of Against the Grain. He is an eccentric, reclusive aesthete and antihero. He is said to have been based on Robert de Montesquiou, a French aristocrat who used his wit to shield himself from genuine human emotion.
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