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-	'The frenetique school' is a school of literature in 19th century France. The term ''[[frénétique]]'' means fast, frantic, harried, or frenzied.	+	'''''The Dead Donkey and the Guillotined Woman''''' is a French novel by Jules Janin.
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-	In the category of "la littérature frénétique", most frequently cited are [[Jules Janin]], [[Charles Lassailly]], [[Charles Nodier]] (''Smarra, or the Demons of the Night'' (1821)) and [[Petrus Borel]]. Its peak was the late 1820s and early 1830s.	+
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-	== Some French language notes ==	+
-	:A côté du romantisme officiel qui occupe le devant de la scène existe un autre courant, encore marginal mais porteur d'avenir. Influencée par le roman gothique et ses images de caveaux humides, fantômes blafards et cul-de-basse-fosse ensanglantés, une certaine tendance friande d'horreur et de frissons s'épanouit en France, la littérature "frénétique". Elle se teinte d'ailleurs assez vite d'aspects parodiques (Jules Janin, Charles Lassailly), ou alors accentue son côté sombre et pervers accompagné d'un humour très noir (Pétrus Borel "le lycanthrope", 1809-1859). --http://gallica.bnf.fr/themes/LitXVIIIIk.htm	+
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-	Every European country had its own terminology to denote the sensibility of the gothic novel. In France it was called the roman noir ("black novel", now primarily used to denote the hardboiled detective genre) and in Germany it was called the Schauerroman ("shudder novel"). Italy and Spain must have had their own, but I am unaware of their names as of yet.	+
-	Les Mémoires du diable (1838) - Frédéric Soulié	+
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-	== Les Mémoires du diable (1838) - Frédéric Soulié ==	+
-	[[Frédéric Soulié]] is another writer of the roman frénétique. In his time he was as well known as [[Balzac]] or [[Eugène Sue]]. His ''[[Les Mémoires du diable]]'' (1838) is mentioned in [[Colin Wilson]]'s ''[[The Misfits]]'' and ''[[The Romantic Agony]]''.	+
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-	Who knows who did the painting on the Robert Laffont edition shown above? It looks like something done by Daumier.	+
-	Related: 19th century literature - fiction - French literature - Romanticism	+
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	== The most nauseating narrator in the entire history of literature ==		== The most nauseating narrator in the entire history of literature ==
-	Inspired by ''[[The Romantic Agony]]'', I bring you some 19th century [[cult fiction]] by the likes of [[Jules Janin]] and [[Charles Nodier]] of the "frenetic school".
-	"The Dead Donkey" & "The Guillotined Woman" by Jules Janin, Honore de Balzac, Terry Hale (Editor), Tony Johannot (Illustrator)	+	"The Dead Donkey" & "The Guillotined Woman"
	:This story features probably the most nauseating [[narrator]] in the entire history of literature.		:This story features probably the most nauseating [[narrator]] in the entire history of literature.
-	:In nineteenth century France there flourished a literature of horror on a par with the English Gothic novel or the German Schauerroman. It was christened 'the frenetique school'.	+	:In nineteenth century France there flourished a literature of horror on a par with the English Gothic novel or the German Schauerroman. It was christened 'the [[frenetique]] school'.
	:The frenetique was at its peak in the late 1820s and early 1830s. Of this short-lived literary movement Jules Janin's The Dead Donkey and he Guillotined Woman is one of the finest and certainly one of the most unpleasant examples. Jules Janin is supposed to have begun the tale as a spoof of the fashionable frenetique style. However, with its wealth of horrible incident and its sinister and claustrophobic atmosphere, it seems likely that the author actually fell in love with his subject. The bizarre duality of the novel is one of its most striking qualities.		:The frenetique was at its peak in the late 1820s and early 1830s. Of this short-lived literary movement Jules Janin's The Dead Donkey and he Guillotined Woman is one of the finest and certainly one of the most unpleasant examples. Jules Janin is supposed to have begun the tale as a spoof of the fashionable frenetique style. However, with its wealth of horrible incident and its sinister and claustrophobic atmosphere, it seems likely that the author actually fell in love with his subject. The bizarre duality of the novel is one of its most striking qualities.

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The Dead Donkey and the Guillotined Woman is a French novel by Jules Janin.

The most nauseating narrator in the entire history of literature

"The Dead Donkey" & "The Guillotined Woman"

This story features probably the most nauseating narrator in the entire history of literature.

In nineteenth century France there flourished a literature of horror on a par with the English Gothic novel or the German Schauerroman. It was christened 'the frenetique school'.

The frenetique was at its peak in the late 1820s and early 1830s. Of this short-lived literary movement Jules Janin's The Dead Donkey and he Guillotined Woman is one of the finest and certainly one of the most unpleasant examples. Jules Janin is supposed to have begun the tale as a spoof of the fashionable frenetique style. However, with its wealth of horrible incident and its sinister and claustrophobic atmosphere, it seems likely that the author actually fell in love with his subject. The bizarre duality of the novel is one of its most striking qualities.

This edition comes with Balzac's extraordinary spoof sequel, Chapter XXX, published in an all-English edition for the first time. Masterly in-depth commentary by Terry Hale, and the celebrated illustrations by Tony Johannot. --[1] [Nov 2006$

References

• La France frénétique de 1830: Choix de textes (1978) - Jean-Luc Steinmetz
• Smarra & Trilby (1821, 1822) - Charles Nodier