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| - | J.-K. Huysmans: a reference guide | + | '''Edgar Evertson Saltus''' (October 8, 1855 – July 31, 1921) was an [[American writer]] known for his highly refined prose style. His works paralleled those by European decadent authors such as [[Joris-Karl Huysmans|Huysmans]] and [[Oscar Wilde]]. |
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| - | books.google.comGeorge A. Cevasco - 1980 - 155 pages - Snippet view | + | |
| - | ... alludes to reactions of [[Harry Thurston Peck]], [[James G. Huneker]], [[Carl Van Vechten]], [[Edgar Saltus]], [[Ben Hecht]], and others. . | + | |
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| - | [[Pandora (Jules Joseph Lefebvre)]][http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pandora.jpg] | + | |
| - | [[Jules Joseph Lefebvre]] painted Pandora three times. | + | ==Life== |
| - | <hr> | + | Edgar Saltus was born in New York City on October 8, 1855 to fairly wealthy parents of Dutch ancestry. After two semesters at [[Yale University]], Saltus entered [[Columbia Law School]] in 1878, graduating with a law degree in 1880. He wrote two books of philosophy: ''[[The Philosophy of Disenchantment]]'' (1885) focused on [[pessimism]] and in particular the philosophy of [[Schopenhauer]] and [[Eduard Von Hartmann]], while ''[[The Anatomy of Negation]]'' (1886) tried "to convey a tableau of anti-theism from [[Kapila]] to [[Leconte de Lisle]]". |
| - | [[List of topics in art appropriation]] | + | His elder brother [[Francis Saltus Saltus]] was a minor poet. Both brothers are buried in [[Sleepy Hollow Cemetery]] in [[Sleepy Hollow, New York]]. |
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| - | ''[[Lou Salomé reins Friedrich Nietzsche and Paul Ree in front of her cart]]''[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nietzsche_paul-ree_lou-von-salome188.jpg] (1882). | + | |
| - | This [[staged photograph]] doesn't quite [[rhyme]] with Nietzsche often-quoted [[misogynistic]] dictum "[[You go to women? Do not forget the whip!]]" but seems more of an [[endorsement]] of the [[power of women]]. | + | ==Reputation== |
| + | Acclaimed by fellow writers in his day, Saltus fell into obscurity after his death. His novel ''The Paliser Case'' was adapted to film in 1920, and his novel ''Daughters of the Rich'' was filmed in 1923. | ||
| - | This post was inspired by a fragment of [[James Huneker]]'s superb collection of essays ''[[Ivory, Apes, and Peacocks]]'' (1915): | + | A biography by Marie Saltus, ''Edgar Saltus: The Man'' was published in 1925. ''Edgar Saltus'', a critical study by Claire Sprague, appeared in 1970. |
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| - | :We cannot help noting that wherever the feminine preponderates, whether in art, politics, religion, society, there is a corresponding diminution of force in the moral and physical character of the Eternal Masculine. In the [[Ibsen]] dramas this is a recognised fact. Therefore, [[Strindberg]] called Ibsen an old corrupter. What is the matter with the men nowadays ? Hadn't they better awaken to the truth that they are no longer attractive, or indispensable? Isn't it time for the ruder sex to organise as a step toward preserving their fancied inalienable sovereignty of the globe? In ''[[Thus Spake Zarathustra]]'', [[Nietzsche]] wrote: "[[Thou goest to women. Remember thy whip]]." But Nietzsche, was he not an old bachelor, almost as censorious as his master, that [[squire]] of dames, [[Arthur Schopenhauer]]? | + | |
| + | ==Works== | ||
| + | # [biography of] ''[[Balzac (Edgar Saltus)|Balzac]]'' (1884) | ||
| + | #''[[The Philosophy of Disenchantment]]'' (1885) | ||
| + | #''[[The Anatomy of Negation]]'' (1886) | ||
| + | #''Mr.Incoul's Misadventure'' (1887) | ||
| + | #''The Truth About Tristrem Varick'' (1888) | ||
| + | #''Eden: An Episode'' (1888) | ||
| + | #''The Pace That Kills'' (1889) | ||
| + | #''A Transient Guest and Other Episodes'' (1889) | ||
| + | #''Love And Lore'' (1890) | ||
| + | #''[[Mary Magdalene: A Chronicle ]]'' (1891) | ||
| + | #''[[Imperial Purple]]'' (1892) | ||
| + | #''Madame Sapphira'' (1893) | ||
| + | #''Enthralled'' (1894) | ||
| + | #''Daughters of the Rich'' (1900) | ||
| + | #''Purple and Fine Women'' (1903) | ||
| + | #''The Pomps of Satan'' (1904) | ||
| + | #''The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident'' (1905) | ||
| + | #''Vanity Square'' (1906) | ||
| + | #''[[Historia Amoris A History of Love Ancient and Modern]]'' (1906) | ||
| + | #''The Lords of the Ghostland'' (1907) | ||
| + | #''[[The Monster]]'' (1912) | ||
| + | #''Oscar Wilde, An Idler's Impressions'' (1917) | ||
| + | #''The Gates Of Life'' (1919) | ||
| + | #''The Paliser Case'' (1919) | ||
| + | #''The Imperial Orgy: An Account of the Tsars From the First to the Last'' (1920) | ||
| + | #''The Ghost Girl'' (1922) | ||
| + | #''Uplands of Dream'' (A 1925 compilation of sixteen essays published in magazines between 1900 and 1914) | ||
| + | #''When Dreams Come True: A Story of Emotional Life''. ISBN 0-404-05535-4. | ||
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Edgar Evertson Saltus (October 8, 1855 – July 31, 1921) was an American writer known for his highly refined prose style. His works paralleled those by European decadent authors such as Huysmans and Oscar Wilde.
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Life
Edgar Saltus was born in New York City on October 8, 1855 to fairly wealthy parents of Dutch ancestry. After two semesters at Yale University, Saltus entered Columbia Law School in 1878, graduating with a law degree in 1880. He wrote two books of philosophy: The Philosophy of Disenchantment (1885) focused on pessimism and in particular the philosophy of Schopenhauer and Eduard Von Hartmann, while The Anatomy of Negation (1886) tried "to convey a tableau of anti-theism from Kapila to Leconte de Lisle".
His elder brother Francis Saltus Saltus was a minor poet. Both brothers are buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York.
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Reputation
Acclaimed by fellow writers in his day, Saltus fell into obscurity after his death. His novel The Paliser Case was adapted to film in 1920, and his novel Daughters of the Rich was filmed in 1923.
A biography by Marie Saltus, Edgar Saltus: The Man was published in 1925. Edgar Saltus, a critical study by Claire Sprague, appeared in 1970.
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Works
- [biography of] Balzac (1884)
- The Philosophy of Disenchantment (1885)
- The Anatomy of Negation (1886)
- Mr.Incoul's Misadventure (1887)
- The Truth About Tristrem Varick (1888)
- Eden: An Episode (1888)
- The Pace That Kills (1889)
- A Transient Guest and Other Episodes (1889)
- Love And Lore (1890)
- Mary Magdalene: A Chronicle (1891)
- Imperial Purple (1892)
- Madame Sapphira (1893)
- Enthralled (1894)
- Daughters of the Rich (1900)
- Purple and Fine Women (1903)
- The Pomps of Satan (1904)
- The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident (1905)
- Vanity Square (1906)
- Historia Amoris A History of Love Ancient and Modern (1906)
- The Lords of the Ghostland (1907)
- The Monster (1912)
- Oscar Wilde, An Idler's Impressions (1917)
- The Gates Of Life (1919)
- The Paliser Case (1919)
- The Imperial Orgy: An Account of the Tsars From the First to the Last (1920)
- The Ghost Girl (1922)
- Uplands of Dream (A 1925 compilation of sixteen essays published in magazines between 1900 and 1914)
- When Dreams Come True: A Story of Emotional Life. ISBN 0-404-05535-4.
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