Decadence and decay
Subtitle: from ancient Rome to the present
By: edited by Kurt Almqvist and Mattias Hessérus
Publisher: Bokförlaget Stolpe; Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Stockholm; Stockholm
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9789198523652
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Degeneration; Social aspects; History; Regression (Civilization); Social change; Moral conditions; Civilization
Description: Decadence has been viewed as a precursor to the collapse of societies. It suggests moral and cultural decay. Furthermore it implies societal norms whose exaggeration leads to the decline of cultures and civilisations. Indulgence in pleasure or luxury, decadence is at the nexus between public and private, work and leisure, tradition and progress. The concept has also been seen as one of the pillars on which modernism was built, but what is its place, in a post-modern world?    In this book, a diverse group of experts examine the concepts of decadence and decay across a wide spectrum, from ancient Rome to the present.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references "Sources" (pages 274-295) and index.