"The Story of Venus and Tannhäuser: A Romantic Novel" by Aubrey Beardsley is a romance novel from the early 1900s about Tannhäuser, a knight who travels to Venus's world. It looks at wanting things, enjoying life, and how love and feeling sorry for your actions work together, using the fancy and strange images that Beardsley was known for. Tannhäuser gets lost in Venusberg, a magical place full of fun and is seduced by Venus. At first, he loves the fancy life and Venus's love, but he starts to feel guilty and decides to go to Rome to be forgiven. The story switches between showing the amazing court of Venus and Tannhäuser thinking about his problems. He's pulled between wanting earthly pleasures and wanting to be spiritually clean, and the novel teases apart the difficult parts of wanting things and the outcomes, creating a detailed mix of sexual feelings and thoughts about what love really means.
The Story of Venus and Tannhäuser: A Romantic Novel
By Aubrey Beardsley
A knight finds himself torn between the alluring embrace of a goddess and the daunting path to redemption.
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About the AuthorAubrey Vincent Beardsley was an English illustrator and author. His black ink drawings were influenced by Japanese woodcuts, and depicted the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. He was a leading figure in the aesthetic movement which also included Oscar Wilde and James McNeill Whistler. Beardsley's contribution to the development of the Art Nouveau and poster styles was significant despite his early death from tuberculosis. He is one of the important Modern Style figures.
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley was an English illustrator and author. His black ink drawings were influenced by Japanese woodcuts, and depicted the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. He was a leading figure in the aesthetic movement which also included Oscar Wilde and James McNeill Whistler. Beardsley's contribution to the development of the Art Nouveau and poster styles was significant despite his early death from tuberculosis. He is one of the important Modern Style figures.
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