| Fictions of British Decadence: High Art, Popular Writing and the Fin de Siècle 2006 Edition Contributor(s): MacLeod, Kirsten (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403999082 ISBN-13: 9781403999085 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: "Fictions of British Decadence" is a fresh account of the emergence, development, and legacy of fiction written in the era of Oscar Wilde. It examines a broad range of texts by a diverse array of Decadent writers, from familiar figures such as Ernest Dowson and John Davidson to lesser-known innovators such as Arthur Machen and M.P. Shiel. MacLeod fills a large gap in understanding the movement that helped negotiate transition from the Victorian triple-decker to experimental Modernist fiction. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century - Literary Criticism | European - General |
| Dewey: 823.809 |
| LCCN: 2005057927 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.16" W x 8.58" (0.90 lbs) 222 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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| Publisher Description: Fictions of British Decadence is a fresh account of the emergence, development and legacy of fiction written in the era of Oscar Wilde. It examines a broad range of texts by a diverse array of Decadent writers, from familiar figures such as Ernest Dowson and John Davidson to lesser-known innovators such as Arthur Machen and M.P. Shiel. |