Bruges-la-Morte by Georges Rodenbach (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Bruges-la-Morte by Georges Rodenbach, a fascinating exploration of its protagonist’s struggle to cope with bereavement. Hugues Viane is a widower living in Bruges who sees echoes and reflections of his late wife everywhere in the town. However, when he has a chance encounter with a charming dancer, he starts seeing his wife in her instead, and embarks on a complicated relationship with her that eventually ends in tragedy… Rodenbach was one of the most important Belgian writers of the 19th century and a leading figure in the Symbolist movement. He died in Paris in 1898.
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BELGIAN POET AND NOVELIST
Born in Tournai (Belgium) in 1855.
Died in Paris in 1898.
Notable works:
Bruges-la-Morte (1892), novel
Hans Cadzand’s Vocation (1895), novella
The Bells of Bruges (1897), novel
Georges Rodenbach grew up in Ghent, where he became friends with Émile Verhaeren (Belgian poet, 1855-1916). He studied law at university, where he became a part of Edmond Picard’s (Belgian lawyer and writer, 1836-1924) social circle, allowing him to mix with Belgium’s literary and intellectual elite. He also contributed to the literary and artistic revival led by La Jeune Belgique, a literary society and movement that published a literary review of the same name between 1880 and 1897 and which sought to challenge the conventions of the time.
Rodenbach moved to Paris in 1888, and became a key figure in the city’s literary scene. In particular, he was a regular at the weekly meetings held by Stéphane Mallarmé (French poet, 1842-1898). While Rodenbach initially made a name for himself through his poetry (of which he published several collections, including Le Foyer et les Champs [Home and the Fields
], 1877; Les Tristesses [The Sadnesses
], 1879; and La Mer elegante [The Elegant Sea
], 1881), his greatest success came in 1892 with the publication of his novel Bruges-la-Morte.
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN A MAN AND A TOWN
Genre: novel
Reference edition: Rodenbach, G. (2009) Bruges-la-Morte. Trans. Mitchell, M. and Stone, W. Cambs: Dedalus.
1stedition: 1892
Themes: Symbolism, Bruges, personification, solitude, love, grief
Bruges-la-Morte was first published as a serial in the French newspaper Le Figaro in 1892, before being published in book form later that year. The novel tells the story of a man’s inconsolable grief after the death of his wife, and centres on the town of Bruges, which plays the role of a protagonist in its own right. The first edition of the novel was also notable for being one of the first novels to include photographs, which in this case depicted the town.
The novel met with