The Confessions of Aubrey Beardsley

The Confessions of Aubrey Beardsley

by Donald Olson

1993
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In a stunning fictional *tour de force*, based on five years of research, Donald S. Olson portrays Aubrey Beardsley's life from infancy to his death at the early age of twenty-five, a victim of tuberculosis. Written in the first person, in the form of confessional letters to a French priest, Père Coubé, *The Confessions of Aubrey Beardsley* weaves fictional incidents into the biographical facts of Beardsley's life to present a powerful portrait of a modern artist who challenged the hypocrisies of Victorian England — and was made to suffer for it.

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    How does the epistolary format—framing the book as confessional letters to a French priest—shape your perception of Aubrey Beardsley's truthfulness and self-awareness?

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    Beardsley lived a tragically short life, dying at just twenty-five, yet he managed to leave a permanent mark on the art world; how does the novel capture the intense urgency and passion of youth?

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    In what ways does Beardsley’s defiance of Victorian moral codes mirror or contrast with the ways society still attempts to police art and personal expression today?

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