Decadence: A Very Short Introduction

Decadence: A Very Short Introduction provides an elegant overview of the culture of decadence - defined as the artistic expression of a conflicted sense of modernity - by tracing its origin in ancient Rome, development in nineteenth-century Paris and London, manifestation in early twentieth-century Vienna and Berlin, and present resonance in contemporary life.

• | By (Author): David (Professor Emeritus Of Comparative Literature, Professor Emeritus Of Comparative Literature, Cooper Union) Weir
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• | Publication Date: Mar 22, 2018
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 160 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0190610220
• | ISBN-13: 9780190610227