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University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia
The Decadent Republic of Letters revises the longstanding view of decadence as a movement defined by escapism and sociopolitical withdrawal. The book argues that decadent writers and artists from Charles Baudelaire to Aubrey Beardsley addressed a...
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The Decadent Republic of Letters revises the longstanding view of decadence as a movement defined by escapism and sociopolitical withdrawal. The book argues that decadent writers and artists from Charles Baudelaire to Aubrey Beardsley addressed a cosmopolitan audience united by taste rather than language, geography, or national identity. Cover -- The Decadent Republic of Letters -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Introduction. "Workers of the Final Hour" -- Chapter 1. "Partisans Inconnus": Aesthetic Community and the Public Good in Baudelaire -- Chapter 2. The Politics of Appreciation: Gautier and Swinburne on Baudelaire -- Chapter 3. Golden Books: Pater, Huysmans, and Decadent Canonization -- Chapter 4. A Mirror for Teachers: Decadent Pedagogy and Public Education -- Chapter 5. A Republic of (Nothing but) Letters: Some Versions of Decadent Community -- Postscript. Public Works: Stéphane Mallarmé's "Le Tombeau de Charles Baudelaire" -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-224) and index
""Cover ""; ""The Decadent Republic of Letters""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Introduction. "Workers of the Final Hour"""; ""Chapter 1. "Partisans Inconnus": Aesthetic Community and the Public Good in Baudelaire""; ""Chapter 2. The Politics of Appreciation: Gautier and Swinburne on Baudelaire""; ""Chapter 3. Golden Books: Pater, Huysmans, and Decadent Canonization""; ""Chapter 4. A Mirror for Teachers: Decadent Pedagogy and Public Education""; ""Chapter 5. A Republic of (Nothing but) Letters: Some Versions of Decadent Community""
""Postscript. Public Works: Stéphane Mallarmé's "Le Tombeau de Charles Baudelaire"""""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""Acknowledgments""