À rebours
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À rebours is an 1884 novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans that became a seminal work of the Decadent movement, famed for its portrayal of an eccentric aristocrat’s extreme aestheticism and rejection of conventional morality.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| À rebours canonical | 8 |
| À rebours (1884) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2578525 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: À rebours Context triple: [Decadentism, hasKeyWork, À rebours]
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A.
Le Reculet
Le Reculet is one of the highest summits in eastern France, known for its panoramic views over the surrounding Jura range and the Alps.
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B.
La Tournette
La Tournette is a prominent peak in the French Alps known for its panoramic views over Lake Annecy and popular hiking routes.
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C.
L’Œuvre
L’Œuvre is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that portrays the struggles of an ambitious painter in Paris whose obsessive pursuit of artistic perfection leads to personal and professional ruin.
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D.
Points de repère
Points de repère is a musicological and analytical work by Pierre Boulez in which he reflects on and examines his own compositions and broader issues in contemporary music.
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E.
L’Aube
L’Aube is the original French title of Elie Wiesel’s novel "Dawn," which explores a young Holocaust survivor’s moral struggle as he prepares to execute a British officer in postwar Palestine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: À rebours Target entity description: À rebours is an 1884 novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans that became a seminal work of the Decadent movement, famed for its portrayal of an eccentric aristocrat’s extreme aestheticism and rejection of conventional morality.
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A.
Le Reculet
Le Reculet is one of the highest summits in eastern France, known for its panoramic views over the surrounding Jura range and the Alps.
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B.
La Tournette
La Tournette is a prominent peak in the French Alps known for its panoramic views over Lake Annecy and popular hiking routes.
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C.
L’Œuvre
L’Œuvre is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that portrays the struggles of an ambitious painter in Paris whose obsessive pursuit of artistic perfection leads to personal and professional ruin.
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D.
Points de repère
Points de repère is a musicological and analytical work by Pierre Boulez in which he reflects on and examines his own compositions and broader issues in contemporary music.
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E.
L’Aube
L’Aube is the original French title of Elie Wiesel’s novel "Dawn," which explores a young Holocaust survivor’s moral struggle as he prepares to execute a British officer in postwar Palestine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Decadent literature
ⓘ
French novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Joris-Karl Huysmans ⓘ |
| authorNationality | French ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| followedBy | En rade ⓘ |
| genre |
Decadent fiction
ⓘ
philosophical novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
ⓘ
theatrical adaptations ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Yes ⓘ |
| inCanon | classic of French literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
Oscar Wilde
ⓘ
The Picture of Dorian Gray ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | fin de siècle ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | seminal work of the Decadent movement ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
highly descriptive
ⓘ
symbolist-influenced prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jean des Esseintes ⓘ |
| movement |
Decadent movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Decadentism
|
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on Decadent literature
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portrayal of extreme aestheticism ⓘ rejection of conventional morality ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 300 ⓘ |
| precededBy | En ménage ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | aristocrat ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
extreme aesthetic sensibility
ⓘ
misanthropy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1884 ⓘ |
| publisher | Charpentier ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
En route
ⓘ
Là-bas ⓘ |
| setting | France ⓘ |
| structure | novel in chapters ⓘ |
| theme |
aestheticism
ⓘ
artificiality versus nature ⓘ decadence ⓘ isolation ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Against Nature
ⓘ
Against the Grain ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
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