{"product_id":"confessions-of-a-young-man-hardcover","title":"Confessions of a Young Man - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatthew Creasy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eI am feminine, morbid, perverse. But above all perverse, almost everything perverse interests, fascinates me\u003c\/em\u003e.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConfessions of a Young Man\u003c\/em\u003e (1888) by the Irish novelist George Moore traces the narrator's experiences of artistic and literary circles in Paris and London during the latter part of the nineteenth century. Equal parts novel, memoir, critical study, and philosophical exploration, \u003cem\u003eConfessions \u003c\/em\u003eis rich and versatile in both content and form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs well as presenting the story of an artistic awakening and providing a meditation upon influence in the tradition of the \u003cem\u003eBildungsroman\u003c\/em\u003e, the novel offers a gossip-filled insider's account of contemporary art and literature. Moore's descriptions of artistic life in Paris provide fascinating commentary upon social and sexual mores in Britain and France during this period. His account of Impressionist, Realist, and Decadent art and literature makes this novel an important document in \u003cem\u003efin-de-siècle\u003c\/em\u003e aesthetics and art history. At the same time, Moore's experiments with narrative style and his play with character anticipate the methods of modernism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume offers the first critical edition of Moore's book in fifty years. The text is accompanied by an introduction and detailed explanatory notes. Appendices supply Moore's prefaces to reprints of his book, excerpts from different versions of \u003cem\u003eConfessions\u003c\/em\u003e, and selections from his literary journalism, much of which has not been published since the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew Creasy is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Glasgow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45428172193894,"sku":"9781781887776","price":107.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/BzeKV01V0M9781781887776.webp?v=1775695630","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/confessions-of-a-young-man-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}