(Download) "Aesthetes and Decadents of the 1890s" by Karl Beckson * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free

eBook details

Title: Aesthetes and Decadents of the 1890s
Author : Karl Beckson
Release Date : January 01, 2005
Genre: Poetry,Books,Fiction & Literature,Literary Criticism,
Pages : * pages
Size : 3878 KB

Description

The Aesthetic and Decadent Movement of the late 19th century spawned the idea of "Art for Art's Sake," challenged aesthetic standards and shocked the bourgeosie. From Walter Pater's study, "The Renaissance to Salome, the truly decadent collaboration between Oscar Wilde and Aubrey Beardsley, Karl Beckson has chosen a full spectrum of works that chronicle the British artistic achievement of the 1890s. In this revised edition of a classic anthology, "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" has been included in its entirety; the bibliography has been completely updated; Professor Beckson's notes and commentary have been expanded from the first edition published in 1966. The so-called Decadent or Aesthetic period remains one of the most interesting in the history of the arts. The poetry and prose of such writers as Yeats, Wilde, Symons, Johnson, Dowson, Barlas, Pater and others are included in this collection, along with sixteen of Aubrey Beardsley's drawings.