A Baedeker of Decadence: Charting a Literary Fashion, 1884-1927

by George C. Schoolfield

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During the final decades of the nineteenth century, a common mind-set emerged among many intellectuals--"la d cadence." Many novels and novellas of the period were populated with protagonists who were fragile, refined, self-absorbed, and preoccupied with a trivially exquisite aesthetic. A Baedeker of Decadence presents thirty-two international works of literary decadence written between 1884 and 1927. George C. Schoolfield, a world...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0300047142

ISBN13:9780300047141

Release Date:January 2004

Publisher:Yale University Press

Length:432 Pages

Weight:1.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.5" x 9.4"

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