Matthew Sturgis
Passionate Attitudes
- ISBN 13:
- 9781843680734
- author:
- Matthew Sturgis
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Pallas Athene
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 328
- Dimensions:
- 149mm X 210mm
- Genre:
- History
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Eighteen Nineties have become legendary for their decadent twilight at the close of the Victorian century. This was an age of artistic self-consciousness, when writers and painters believed they had to create not only their works but also their personalities. Matthew Sturgis examines the varying extents to which ambitious poets, penurious painters, and others conspired to promote the notion of decadence in this period. The spectacular trial and subsequent conviction of Oscar Wilde in 1895 had a cataclysmic effect on English decadence, casting a blight over the whole generation. Sturgis portrays key figures such as Arthur Symons, Ernest Dowson, Count Erik Stenbock, and John Gray, who were all part of this cultural movement. Elegantly written, Passionate Attitudes provides a richly entertaining account of the zeitgeist behind the glorious decade of excess.
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