Fin de siècle, fin du globe : fears and fantasies of the late nineteenth century
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- Fin de siècle, fin du globe : fears and fantasies of the late nineteenth century
- Title remainder
- fears and fantasies of the late nineteenth century
- Statement of responsibility
- [edited by] John Stokes
- Subject
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- 1800 - 1899
- Apocalyptic literature
- Apocalyptic literature -- History and criticism
- Arts, Modern
- Arts, Modern -- 19th century
- Aufsatzsammlung
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- End of the world
- End of the world
- End of the world in literature
- End of the world in literature
- Englisch
- English literature
- English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Europe -- Vie intellectuelle -- 1870-1914
- Fantasia en la literatura
- Fantasmes -- Dans la littérature
- Fantasy in literature
- Fantasy in literature
- Fear in literature
- Fear in literature
- Fin de siècle
- Fin del mundo
- Fin del mundo en la literatura
- Fin du monde -- Dans la littérature
- Geschichte 1890-1900
- Literatur
- Literatura apocalíptica -- Historia y crítica
- Littérature anglaise -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Littérature apocalyptique -- Histoire et critique
- Weltuntergang (Motiv)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- When centuries end, terminal myths begin to accrue, creating an ominous mood of fin de siecle/fin du globe. A superstitious belief that history is measured by the calendar comes into play. The twelve internationally distinguished scholars who have contributed to this timely book were asked to take part in a collaborative act of demystification: a reconsideration of the eschatological ideas of the last fin de siecle, the notorious 1890s, in the light of the critical thought of the 1990s. Their essays draw upon a range of contemporary approaches, Marxist, feminist, psychoanalytic and deconstructionist, and are broadly interdisciplinary. Major writers are set in context, among them Conrad, Morris, Wells, and Wilde. The ideas of Freud and Nietzsche are held up to scrutiny. Developments in music, mathematics and the fine arts are re-examined. All the essays are characterized by a high degree of intellectual commitment, and by an emerging realization that, with a century's hindsight, the late 1800s should be seen not so much as a period of decadent decline as of discovery, growth, and healthy disturbance in unexpected places
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR463
- LC item number
- .F48 1992
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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