Bibliographical references included in "Acknowledgments" (pages xv-xvi).
Contents
1. Invading forces: French naturalism and decadence -- German absolutism -- English liberalism -- Purveyors -- 2. Naturalists: Genesis of despair -- British pessimism -- America naturalism -- 3. Decadents: Art as a refuge -- American decadence -- 4. Primitivists -- 5. Intelligentsia: Birth of pessimism -- Celtic-American cynicism -- Modern cynicism -- Scholasticism -- 6. Freudians: Woman in bondage -- Transition -- Emancipators -- New freedom.
