Decadence in literature and intellectual debate since 1945
By: edited by Diemo Landgraf
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781137431011
Subjects: Decadence in literature
Description: "In the field of literary and cultural studies, the understanding of decadence is usually confined to aesthetic phenomena from Baudelaire to the European fin-de-siècle. The present interdisciplinary anthology with contributions by Canadian, German, Italian, and Spanish scholars aims to bridge the gap between decadence as it is traditionally understood in literary and cultural studies and its relevance to current phenomena. The different chapters focus on historical and philosophical perspectives, discussions in the fields of cultural and language politics, literary texts, and movies from Europe and America since 1945."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.