States of decadence : on the aesthetics of beauty, decline and transgression across time and space. Volume 1 / edited by Guri Barstad, Karen P. Knutsen.
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TextPublisher: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016Description: 355 pagesContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781443858397 (ebook)Subject(s): Decadence in literature | LiteratureGenre/Form: Online access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9781443810418Summary: 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.
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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.
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