Decadence, Degeneration, and the End

Art and literature during the European fin-de-siecle period often manifested themes of degeneration and decay, both of bodies and civilizations, as well as illness, bizarre sexuality, and general morbidity. The studies range from the Mediterranean world to Scandinavia and Russia and on subjects as d [...]
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Art and literature during the European fin-de-siecle period often manifested themes of degeneration and decay, both of bodies and civilizations, as well as illness, bizarre sexuality, and general morbidity. The studies range from the Mediterranean world to Scandinavia and Russia and on subjects as diverse as Oscar Wilde, August Strindberg, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Aubrey Beardsley, the Nordic Decadents, the perceived decline of Latin civilization, Salome in all of her outrageous incarnations, and the heat-death of the universe.