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The Dedalus book of English decadence : vile emperors and elegant degenerates / [edited by] James Willsher.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Decadence (Literary movement).
- English fiction--19th century.
- English fiction.
- English poetry--19th century.
- English poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 199 pages ; 20 cm
- Other Title:
- Book of English decadence
- Place of Publication:
- Sawtry : Dedalus ; Gardena, Calif. : Distributed in the U.S. by SCB Distributors, 2004.
- Summary:
- Avatars and acolytes Byron, De Quincey, Wilde and more, are here, all at their unwholesome best. English Decadence was not a polite response to French invention, but the hothouse blossoming of long, indigenous researches into the perverse. Like Imperial Rome, England could hardly subdue and rule the globe without becoming corrupt. The Romantics tried rebellion, but amid Victorian industry, terminally-fatigued Decadents concerned themselves with cultivating their addiction to luxury and sensation. This is the most wide-ranging, important collection of English decadent writing ever published.
- ISBN:
- 1903517265
- OCLC:
- 53871005
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