Romancing decay : ideas of decadence in European culture /
This collection of 15 essays looks at the theme of decadence and its recurring manifestations in European literature and literary criticism from medieval times to the present day. Various definitions of the term are explored, including the notion of decadence as physical decay. Some of the essays dr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, Vt., USA :
Ashgate,
©1999.
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| Series: | Studies in European cultural transition ;
v. 3. |
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