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Title States of decadence : on the aesthetics of beauty, decline and transgression across time and space. Volume 2 / edited by Guri Barstad and Karen P. Knutsen.

Publication Info. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.

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Description 1 online resource
Physical Medium polychrome
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary 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 siècle; 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 ev.
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Subject Decadence in literature.
Decadence in literature.
Decadence (Literary movement)
Decadence (Literary movement)
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Barstad, Guri Ellen, editor.
Knutsen, Karen Patrick, editor.
ISBN 9781443857321 (electronic book)
1443857327 (electronic book)
9781443811170