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A Gothic Soul
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A Gothic Soul is the most acclaimed work of Czech Decadent prose.
Expressing concerns that are unique to the Czech movement while alluding creatively and ironically to JorisKarl Huysman's Against Nature, the novella is set in Prague, which is portrayed as a dead city, a city peopled by shades, who, like the protagonist — a nihilist and the "last scion of a noble line" — are only a dim reflection of the city’s medieval splendor. He lives in a dreamworld, navigating the labyrinth of his soul...
Expressing concerns that are unique to the Czech movement while alluding creatively and ironically to JorisKarl Huysman's Against Nature, the novella is set in Prague, which is portrayed as a dead city, a city peopled by shades, who, like the protagonist — a nihilist and the "last scion of a noble line" — are only a dim reflection of the city’s medieval splendor. He lives in a dreamworld, navigating the labyrinth of his soul...