Decadence: A Very Short Introduction
Very Short Introductions
Decadence: A Very Short Introduction provides an elegant overview of the culture of decadence – defined as the artistic expression of a conflicted sense of modernity – by tracing its origin in ancient Rome, development in nineteenth-century Paris and London, manifestation in early twentieth-century Vienna and Berlin, and present resonance in contemporary life.
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David Weir (Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature, Cooper Union) – Oxford University Press Inc