Spectrum of Decadence (Routledge Revivals)
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Spectrum of Decadence (Routledge Revivals)

The Literature of the 1890s

  1. 222 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Spectrum of Decadence (Routledge Revivals)

The Literature of the 1890s

About this book

The 1890s, the Naughty Nineties, was an exciting and flamboyant time in British life and literature. First published in 1993, this title traces the genesis of the literary culture of the 1890s through some of the popular novels and literary texts of the period. By examining works by such writers as Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, W. B. Yeats, and Walter Pater, Murray Pittock analyses the nature of the 'Decadent era' and the artistic theories of Symbolism and Aestheticism. Significantly, he provides a full assessment of the lasting impact that the thought of the period has had on our own understanding of our cultural past.

Spectrum of Decadence explores the confrontations between art and science, sex and mortality, desire and virtue, which, the author argues are as much a part of modern society's fin-de-siécle as they were of the nineteenth century's. This reissue bridges the gap between literary texts, historical context, and contemporary critical theory.

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Information

Year
2014
Print ISBN
9781138799127
eBook ISBN
9781317629528

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Original Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Table of Contents
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Introduction
  10. 1 Walter Pater and the French connection
  11. 2 The holy writ of beauty
  12. 3 The rage for the past and the Celtic Twilight
  13. 4 Decadent p(r)ose
  14. 5 The Rhymers’ Club and other poets
  15. 6 Literary periodicals
  16. 7 The legacy of the Nineties
  17. Notes
  18. Select bibliography
  19. Index