The Dedalus Book of English Decadence
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The Dedalus Book of English Decadence

Vile Emperors and Elegant Degenerates

James Willsher, Christine Donougher, James Willsher

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The Dedalus Book of English Decadence

Vile Emperors and Elegant Degenerates

James Willsher, Christine Donougher, James Willsher

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Publisher
Dedalus
Year
2013
ISBN
9781909232846
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. The Editor
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 Taedium Vitae
  8. 2 Passages from the History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
  9. 3 Lines Written During a Period of Insanity
  10. 4 Extract from Vathek
  11. 5 Darkness
  12. 6 A Dream
  13. 7 Passages from the Story of Prince Alasi and the Princess Firouzkah
  14. 8 Verses from Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage: A Romaunt
  15. 9 On the Medusa of Leonardo da Vinci in the Florentine Gallery
  16. 10 Verses from Endymion: A Poetic Romance
  17. 11 Verses from the Giaour
  18. 12 Extract from Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
  19. 13 Song
  20. 14 Verses from Lamia
  21. 15 Thoughts During Sickness II. Sickness Like Night
  22. 16 Tithonus
  23. 17 Body’s Beauty
  24. 18 Verses from Anactoria
  25. 19 Extract from the Conclusion to Studies in the History of the Renaissance
  26. 20 If You’re Anxious for to Shine in the High Aesthetic Line from Patience
  27. 21 Dolores (Notre Dame des Sept Douleurs)
  28. 22 HĂ©las!
  29. 23 Passages from Confessions of a Young Man
  30. 24 Nightmare from the City of Dreadful Night
  31. 25 Passages from Lesbia Brandon
  32. 26 Passages from Denys L’auxerrois
  33. 27 Extract from the Picture of Dorian Gray
  34. 28 A Last Word
  35. 29 The Absinthe-Drinker
  36. 30 Passages from the Cultured Faun
  37. 31 The Decadent to His Soul
  38. 32 Passages from a Defence of Cosmetics
  39. 33 Dregs
  40. 34 Nihilism
  41. 35 The Opium-Smoker
  42. 36 Passages from the Great God Pan
  43. 37 Poem
  44. 38 Ennui
  45. 39 Passages from Enoch Soames
  46. 40 Stella Maris
  47. 41 Orchids
  48. 42 Passages from the Story of Venus and Tannhauser
  49. 43 The Barber
  50. 44 The Destroyer of a Soul
  51. 45 Lucretia
  52. 46 Extract from the Dead Wall
  53. 47 Passion
  54. 48 Against My Lady Burton: On Her Burning the Last Writing of Her Dead Husband
  55. 49 In Bohemia
  56. Appendix: English Decadence Elsewhere
  57. Copyright
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APA 6 Citation

Willsher, J., Donougher, C., & Willsher, J. (2013). The Dedalus Book of English Decadence ([edition unavailable]). Dedalus. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3888499 (Original work published 2013)

Chicago Citation

Willsher, James, Christine Donougher, and James Willsher. (2013) 2013. The Dedalus Book of English Decadence. [Edition unavailable]. Dedalus. https://www.perlego.com/book/3888499.

Harvard Citation

Willsher, J., Donougher, C. and Willsher, J. (2013) The Dedalus Book of English Decadence. [edition unavailable]. Dedalus. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3888499 (Accessed: 25 June 2024).

MLA 7 Citation

Willsher, James, Christine Donougher, and James Willsher. The Dedalus Book of English Decadence. [edition unavailable]. Dedalus, 2013. Web. 25 June 2024.