Decadence, Degeneration, and the End
ISBN: 9781137470867
Platform/Publisher: SpringerLink / Palgrave Macmillan US
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Subjects: Palgrave Literature Collection;

Art and literature during the European fin-de-siècle period often manifested themes of degeneration and decay, both of bodies and civilizations, as well as illness, bizarre sexuality, and general morbidity. This collection explores these topics in relation to artists and writers as diverse as Oscar Wilde, August Strindberg, and Aubrey Beardsley.

Anastasia Antonopoulou, University of Athens, GreeceJohannes Burgers, Queensborough Community College, USAGülru Çakmak, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USAMaura Coughlin, Bryant University, USAMagali Fleurot, University of Bordeaux, FranceKristen M. Harkness, University of Pittsburgh, USAPirjo Lyytikäinen, University of Helsinki, FinlandKyle Mox, Texas A&M University, USANatalia Santamaría Laorden, Ramapo College, USAAbigail Susik, Willamette University, USAMason Tattersall, Oregon State University, USA

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