The Dedalus Book of Decadence New Edition |
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| Author:
| STABLEFORD Brian[Ed], |
| Series title: | Decadence from Dedalus Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-912868-68-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2022 |
| Publisher: | Dedalus Books Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $13.99 |
Book Description:
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The Decadence Movement which flourished in the 1890s produced some of Europe's most striking and exotic works of literature The Decadents, convinced that civilization was in a state of terminal decline, refused to rebel as the Romantics had, but set forth instead to cultivate the pleasures of calculated perversity and to seek the artificial paradise of drug-induced hallucination.
"The Dedalus Book of Decadence looks south to sample the essence of fine...
More DescriptionThe Decadence Movement which flourished in the 1890s produced some of Europe's most striking and exotic works of literature The Decadents, convinced that civilization was in a state of terminal decline, refused to rebel as the Romantics had, but set forth instead to cultivate the pleasures of calculated perversity and to seek the artificial paradise of drug-induced hallucination.
"The Dedalus Book of Decadence looks south to sample the essence of fine French decadent writing. It succeeds in delivering a range of writers either searching vigorously for the thrill of a healthy crime or lamenting their impuissance from a sickly stupor." --Andrew St George in The Independent