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Our Lady of the Flowers ( Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs) is the debut novel of French writer Jean Genet, first published in 1943. The free-flowing, poetic novel is a largely autobiographical account of a man's journey through the Parisian underworld. The characters are drawn after their real-life counterparts, who are mostly homosexuals living on the ...
- Jean Genet
- 1943
A wildly imaginative fantasy of the Parisian underworld, the novel tells the story of Divine, a male prostitute who consorts with thieves, pimps, murderers, and other criminals and who has many sexual adventures. Written in lyrical, dreamlike prose, the novel moves back and forth in time, opening with Divine’s funeral.
16 de nov. de 2022 · Our Lady of the Flowers. by. Genet, Jean, 1910-1986. Publication date. 1965. Publisher. New York: Modern Library. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; bannedbooks.
16 de mar. de 2021 · These flowers are symbolic: the lily means her virginal purity and the rose represents Mary as "mystic rose". But the name of the Cathedral is "Our Lady of the Flower" and not viversa. Why? Possibly, the key to the secret is in some verses by Dante Alighieri, the most important florentine poet (1265-1321).
3 de ago. de 2023 · A literary analysis of Genet's novel that explores the themes of homosexuality, thievery, and murder through the characters of Divine, Daintyfoot, and Our Lady. The novel blurs the boundaries between reality and fantasy, morality and immorality, and life and death in a style that reflects Genet's cult of the criminal.
17 de mai. de 2024 · Our Lady's Popularity. Some of the popular flowers of today are also named after Mary. Bachelor button is Mary's Crown, English daisy is Mary-Love, geranium is Mary's Flower, larkspur is Mary's Tears, pansy is Our Lady's Delight, morning glory is Our Lady's Mantle, petunia is Our Lady's Praises and zinnia is the Virgin.
9 de mai. de 2024 · From the small, inconspicuous blooms of mayapples to the showier displays of blue lupine, discover the amazing diversity of Ohio wildflowers and learn where you might find them at our open preserves.
