The challenges posed by Decadence to Victorian moral conventions -
particularly sexual - have been well documented, but this book
makes the case for understanding Decadence as a response to the
ways in which place was accorded moral value in the period. The
book uses landscape as a key trope for exploring Decadent writing's
approach to location and identity. Drawing on a wide range of
fin-de-siecle literature organised around a series of locations
from Naples to New York, Murray argues that Decadent writers
developed a form of landscape and place-based writing using a
series of stylistic features to challenge the increasing
homogenisation of both place and literary culture. Decadence and
the literature of the fin de siecle are re-framed as a
politically-engaged form of landscape writing. This is an ambitious
and richly researched study.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
