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Lädt ... Studien des Todesvon Eric Stenbock
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During his lifetime the eccentric Count Eric Stenbock published a single collection of short stories, Studies of Death. These seven tales, at once feverish, morbid, and touching, are a key work of English decadence and the Yellow Nineties. This disquieting collection, long out of print, is here presented for the first time in paperback. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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“Hylas” is one of the obviously gay stories. The narrator, artist Gabriel Glynde, takes young Lionel under his wing after using him as a model for his portrait of David. A love triangle leads to the bitter end. Although this one is short and simple, Glynde’s love for Lionel is pretty blatant and the paintings that are described mirror the changing relations among the characters. “Narcissus” continues the contemplation of male beauty, as the narrator of this one is, like the title character, in love with himself, which unfortunately leads to a dramatic reversal. “The Death of a Vocation” is probably the only one without the stabs of violence present in all the other stories. Given Stenbock’s homosexuality, the story could be seen as a depiction of a seemingly normal heterosexual marriage that is, in fact, something quite different. “Viol D’Amor” at first depicts a happy, loving, artistic Italian family, but a series of bizarre decisions lead to the unhappy end. “The Egg of the Albatross” has a fairy-tale feel, describing the strange but contented life of the orphaned girl Marina, who was found by her adopted parents and lives in a lighthouse. Marina is very much a child of nature and collects eggs to support herself, as she is accepted by the birds of the island as one of their own. Unfortunately, the encroaching tourism on the island is a threat to her simple life. “The True Story of a Vampire” is similar to the classic vampire story “Carmilla” but with men, although this one lacks the breathless intensity of Sheridan Le Fanu’s work. “The Worm of Luck” also has various reversals, as a Romani boy who flees his home finds success for a while but can’t escape his past.
Strange but oddly compelling stories. ( )