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Decadence, degeneration, and the end : studies in the European fin de siècle, edited by Marja Härmänmaa and Christopher Nissen

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"Decadence, Degeneration, and the End: Studies in the European Fin de Siècle provides a multidisciplinary overview of one of the more compelling cultural phenomena of the later nineteenth century. Degeneration and decay, both of bodies and civilizations, as well as illness, death, bizarre sexuality, and general morbidity, all became essential aspects of fin-de-siècle consciousness, manifesting themselves in a wide variety of literary genres, visual art forms and social practices. The studies range from the Mediterranean world to Scandinavia and Russia, with special emphasis on the artists and writers of France and Britain, and on subjects as diverse as Oscar Wilde, August Strindberg, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Aubrey Beardsley, the Nordic Decadents, the perceived decline of Latin civilization, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Max Nordau, Charles Cottet's paintings of mourning widows, Stefan George, the consumptive Russian artist Mariia Iakunchikova, advertising illustrations glorifying morphine addicts, decadent sexological theory, Salome in all of her outrageous incarnations, and the heat-death of the universe"--
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eng
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First edition.
Extent
xi, 282 pages
Contents
  • Machine generated contents note:
  • Introduction: The Empire at the End of Decadence; Christopher Nissen and Marja Ha;rma;nmaaPART I: THE TWILIGHT WORLD: DECADENT VISIONS OF WORLD, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE1. Thermal Degeneration: Thermodynamics and the Heat-Death of the Universe in Victorian Science, Philosophy, and Culture; Mason Tattersall2. A Regenerative Decadence or a Decadent Regeneration: Challenges to Darwinian Determinism by French, Spanish, and Latin American Writers in the Fin-de-Siècle; Natalia Santamari;a Laorden3. Late Antiquity as an Expression of Decadence in the Poetry of Constantine P. Cavafy and Stefan George; Anastasia Antonopoulou4. Decadence and Regeneration: Oscar Wilde's Fairy Tales as a Tool for Social Change; Magali FleurotPART II: THE SEDUCTION OF SICKNESS5. Decadent Tropologies of Sickness; Pirjo Lyytika;inen6. Consuming and Consumed: Woman as Habituée in Eugène Grasset's Morphinomaniac; Abigail Susik7. Decadence, Melancholia, and the Making of Modernism in the Salome Fairy Tales of Strindberg, Wilde, and Ibsen; Kyle MoxPART III: DECADENCE AND THE FEMININE8. Mariia Iakunchikova and the Roots of Decadence in Late-Nineteenth Century Russian Modernism; Kristen M. Harkness9. The Spectral Salome: Salomania and Fin-de-Siècle Sexology and Racial Theory; Johannes Burgers10. "For the Strong-Minded Alone": Evolution, Female Atavism, and Degeneration in Aubrey Beardsley's Salomé; Gülru Çakmak. PART IV: TWO STUDIES OF DEATH11. Death at Sea: Symbolism and Charles Cottet's Subjective Realism; Maura Coughlin12. The Seduction of Thanatos: Gabriele D'Annunzio and the Decadent Death; Marja Ha;rma;nmaa. c
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9781137470867
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Decadence, degeneration, and the end : studies in the European fin de siècle
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Decadence, degeneration, and the end
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studies in the European fin de siècle
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edited by Marja Härmänmaa and Christopher Nissen
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Language
eng
Summary
"Decadence, Degeneration, and the End: Studies in the European Fin de Siècle provides a multidisciplinary overview of one of the more compelling cultural phenomena of the later nineteenth century. Degeneration and decay, both of bodies and civilizations, as well as illness, death, bizarre sexuality, and general morbidity, all became essential aspects of fin-de-siècle consciousness, manifesting themselves in a wide variety of literary genres, visual art forms and social practices. The studies range from the Mediterranean world to Scandinavia and Russia, with special emphasis on the artists and writers of France and Britain, and on subjects as diverse as Oscar Wilde, August Strindberg, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Aubrey Beardsley, the Nordic Decadents, the perceived decline of Latin civilization, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Max Nordau, Charles Cottet's paintings of mourning widows, Stefan George, the consumptive Russian artist Mariia Iakunchikova, advertising illustrations glorifying morphine addicts, decadent sexological theory, Salome in all of her outrageous incarnations, and the heat-death of the universe"--
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PN56.D45
LC item number
D426 2014
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non fiction
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  • Härmänmaa, Marja
  • Nissen, Christopher
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  • Decadence (Literary movement)
  • Literature and society
  • Degeneration in literature
  • Decadence in literature
  • HISTORY
  • LITERARY CRITICISM
  • LITERARY CRITICISM
  • Decadence in literature
  • Decadence (Literary movement)
  • Degeneration in literature
  • Literature and society
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Decadence, degeneration, and the end : studies in the European fin de siècle, edited by Marja Härmänmaa and Christopher Nissen
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-269) and index
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rdacarrier
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction: The Empire at the End of Decadence; Christopher Nissen and Marja Ha;rma;nmaaPART I: THE TWILIGHT WORLD: DECADENT VISIONS OF WORLD, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE1. Thermal Degeneration: Thermodynamics and the Heat-Death of the Universe in Victorian Science, Philosophy, and Culture; Mason Tattersall2. A Regenerative Decadence or a Decadent Regeneration: Challenges to Darwinian Determinism by French, Spanish, and Latin American Writers in the Fin-de-Siècle; Natalia Santamari;a Laorden3. Late Antiquity as an Expression of Decadence in the Poetry of Constantine P. Cavafy and Stefan George; Anastasia Antonopoulou4. Decadence and Regeneration: Oscar Wilde's Fairy Tales as a Tool for Social Change; Magali FleurotPART II: THE SEDUCTION OF SICKNESS5. Decadent Tropologies of Sickness; Pirjo Lyytika;inen6. Consuming and Consumed: Woman as Habituée in Eugène Grasset's Morphinomaniac; Abigail Susik7. Decadence, Melancholia, and the Making of Modernism in the Salome Fairy Tales of Strindberg, Wilde, and Ibsen; Kyle MoxPART III: DECADENCE AND THE FEMININE8. Mariia Iakunchikova and the Roots of Decadence in Late-Nineteenth Century Russian Modernism; Kristen M. Harkness9. The Spectral Salome: Salomania and Fin-de-Siècle Sexology and Racial Theory; Johannes Burgers10. "For the Strong-Minded Alone": Evolution, Female Atavism, and Degeneration in Aubrey Beardsley's Salomé; Gülru Çakmak. PART IV: TWO STUDIES OF DEATH11. Death at Sea: Symbolism and Charles Cottet's Subjective Realism; Maura Coughlin12. The Seduction of Thanatos: Gabriele D'Annunzio and the Decadent Death; Marja Ha;rma;nmaa. c
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xi, 282 pages
Isbn
9781137470867
Lccn
2014024189
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rdamedia
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  • n
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illustrations
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  • (OCoLC)884299269
  • (OCoLC)ocn884299269
Label
Decadence, degeneration, and the end : studies in the European fin de siècle, edited by Marja Härmänmaa and Christopher Nissen
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-269) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction: The Empire at the End of Decadence; Christopher Nissen and Marja Ha;rma;nmaaPART I: THE TWILIGHT WORLD: DECADENT VISIONS OF WORLD, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE1. Thermal Degeneration: Thermodynamics and the Heat-Death of the Universe in Victorian Science, Philosophy, and Culture; Mason Tattersall2. A Regenerative Decadence or a Decadent Regeneration: Challenges to Darwinian Determinism by French, Spanish, and Latin American Writers in the Fin-de-Siècle; Natalia Santamari;a Laorden3. Late Antiquity as an Expression of Decadence in the Poetry of Constantine P. Cavafy and Stefan George; Anastasia Antonopoulou4. Decadence and Regeneration: Oscar Wilde's Fairy Tales as a Tool for Social Change; Magali FleurotPART II: THE SEDUCTION OF SICKNESS5. Decadent Tropologies of Sickness; Pirjo Lyytika;inen6. Consuming and Consumed: Woman as Habituée in Eugène Grasset's Morphinomaniac; Abigail Susik7. Decadence, Melancholia, and the Making of Modernism in the Salome Fairy Tales of Strindberg, Wilde, and Ibsen; Kyle MoxPART III: DECADENCE AND THE FEMININE8. Mariia Iakunchikova and the Roots of Decadence in Late-Nineteenth Century Russian Modernism; Kristen M. Harkness9. The Spectral Salome: Salomania and Fin-de-Siècle Sexology and Racial Theory; Johannes Burgers10. "For the Strong-Minded Alone": Evolution, Female Atavism, and Degeneration in Aubrey Beardsley's Salomé; Gülru Çakmak. PART IV: TWO STUDIES OF DEATH11. Death at Sea: Symbolism and Charles Cottet's Subjective Realism; Maura Coughlin12. The Seduction of Thanatos: Gabriele D'Annunzio and the Decadent Death; Marja Ha;rma;nmaa. c
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xi, 282 pages
Isbn
9781137470867
Lccn
2014024189
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)884299269
  • (OCoLC)ocn884299269

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