States of decadence : on the aesthetics of beauty, decline and transgression across time and space. Volume 1 /
States of decadence : on the aesthetics of beauty, decline and transgression across time and space. Volume 1 /
edited by Guri Barstad, Karen P. Knutsen.
- 355 pages
States of Decadence is a two volume anthology that focuses on the literary and cultural phenomenon of decadence. Particular attention is given to literature from the end of the 1800s, the fin de sicle; however, the essays presented here are not restricted to this historical period, but draw lines both back in time and forward to our day to illuminate the contradictory multiplicity inherent in decadence. Furthermore, the essays go beyond literary studies, drawing on a number of the tropes and themes of decadence manifested in the arts and culture, such as in music, opera, film, history, and even jewelry design.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781443858397 (ebook)
Decadence in literature.
Literature.
States of Decadence is a two volume anthology that focuses on the literary and cultural phenomenon of decadence. Particular attention is given to literature from the end of the 1800s, the fin de sicle; however, the essays presented here are not restricted to this historical period, but draw lines both back in time and forward to our day to illuminate the contradictory multiplicity inherent in decadence. Furthermore, the essays go beyond literary studies, drawing on a number of the tropes and themes of decadence manifested in the arts and culture, such as in music, opera, film, history, and even jewelry design.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781443858397 (ebook)
Decadence in literature.
Literature.