Decadent conservatism : aesthetics, politics, and the past /

British Decadent literature was a radical attack on conventional morality and middle-class taste, its insistence on the autonomy of the art and its exploration of sexuality, dissipation, and depravity at odds with the literary and social establishment. Yet this counter-cultural narrative has obscure...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Murray, Alex
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Zusammenfassung:
British Decadent literature was a radical attack on conventional morality and middle-class taste, its insistence on the autonomy of the art and its exploration of sexuality, dissipation, and depravity at odds with the literary and social establishment. Yet this counter-cultural narrative has obscured the often reactionary and elitist tendencies of Decadent writers and artists of the fin de siècle. This book offers an in-depth examination of the intersection of Decadence and conservatism, arguing that underpinning both was the desire to find alternatives to liberal modernity.
Umfang:
1 online resource (264 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2023.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-194905-1
0-19-267396-3
0-19-267395-5
Schlagworte:
Decadence (Literary movement) > Great Britain.
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
English literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Literature and society > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Literature and society > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Politics and literature > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Politics and literature > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Literature.
Literature: history & criticism.
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