num_pages: 189
description: Le Comte de Lautreamont (Isidore Ducasse, 1846â€“1870) remains one of the most enigmatic figures in the history of literature. Shunned in his time yet later idolized by the surrealists, he is now recognized as a precocious genius for his evil masterpiece, The Songs Of Maldoror . Nightmare Culture is a crucial investigation into both the myth and reality of Lautreamont's brief existence and, in particular, the literary legacy and cult influence of The Songs Of Maldoror .
language: English
title: Nightmare Culture: Lautréamont and Les Chants de Maldoror
titlecomplete: Nightmare Culture: Lautréamont and Les Chants de Maldoror
ratings_count: 16
publisher: Secker & Warburg