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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Edinburgh Univ Pr
Publication date
January 1, 2015
Pages
466
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780748692132
ISBN-10
0748692134
Dimensions
1.75 by 6.50 by 9.25 in.
Weight
2.10 lbs.
Original list price
$125.00
Other format details
university press
Subjects
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The first anthology of Decadent short stories reflecting a variety of fin de siècle themes
This wide-ranging anthology showcases for the first time the short story as the most attractive genre for British writers who experimented with Decadent themes and styles. From familiar writers such as Ernest Dowson, Arthur Symons and Oscar Wilde to less well known writers such as Charles Ricketts, Victoria Cross and Ella D'Arcy, the 36 stories demonstrate ideas of class, gender, sexuality, and science as well as the Gothic, social satire, Symbolist fantasy, fairy tale, Naturalism/Realism, Impressionism, erotica, and the scientific romance. The selections represent the important role that magazine culture played in the unprecedented explosion of the Decadent short story in the 1890s. A full introductory essay sets the scene, while an introduction and endnotes for each story and explanatory material at the end of the book - including a chronologically arranged and annotated list of Aesthetic and Decadent stories and a select bibliography - make this anthology stand out.
Key Features:
- Brings a variety of rare and important stories together in one volume reflecting an influential literary genre
- Expands the scope of Decadence by bringing together male and female voices, obscure and famous authors, and stylistic and thematic concerns such as New Woman fiction, the Gothic, Impressionism, Realism, paganism, class, homosexuality, and science
- Includes a detailed introduction, an introduction and endnotes for each story, 3 appendices containing parodies, background sources, a chronologically arranged and annotated list of Aesthetic and Decadent stories, and a select bibliography
This wide-ranging anthology showcases for the first time the short story as the most attractive genre for British writers who experimented with Decadent themes and styles. From familiar writers such as Ernest Dowson, Arthur Symons and Oscar Wilde to less well known writers such as Charles Ricketts, Victoria Cross and Ella D'Arcy, the 36 stories demonstrate ideas of class, gender, sexuality, and science as well as the Gothic, social satire, Symbolist fantasy, fairy tale, Naturalism/Realism, Impressionism, erotica, and the scientific romance. The selections represent the important role that magazine culture played in the unprecedented explosion of the Decadent short story in the 1890s. A full introductory essay sets the scene, while an introduction and endnotes for each story and explanatory material at the end of the book - including a chronologically arranged and annotated list of Aesthetic and Decadent stories and a select bibliography - make this anthology stand out.
Key Features:
- Brings a variety of rare and important stories together in one volume reflecting an influential literary genre
- Expands the scope of Decadence by bringing together male and female voices, obscure and famous authors, and stylistic and thematic concerns such as New Woman fiction, the Gothic, Impressionism, Realism, paganism, class, homosexuality, and science
- Includes a detailed introduction, an introduction and endnotes for each story, 3 appendices containing parodies, background sources, a chronologically arranged and annotated list of Aesthetic and Decadent stories, and a select bibliography
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
With Kostas Boyiopoulos (other contributor), Yoonjoung Choi (other contributor) |
from Edinburgh Univ Pr (January 1, 2015)
9780748692132 | details & prices | 466 pages | 6.50 × 9.25 × 1.75 in. | 2.10 lbs | List price $125.00
About: The first anthology of Decadent short stories reflecting a variety of fin de siècle themesThis wide-ranging anthology showcases for the first time the short story as the most attractive genre for British writers who experimented with Decadent themes and styles.
About: The first anthology of Decadent short stories reflecting a variety of fin de siècle themesThis wide-ranging anthology showcases for the first time the short story as the most attractive genre for British writers who experimented with Decadent themes and styles.
Paperback
With Kostas Boyiopoulos (other contributor), Yoonjoung Choi (other contributor) |
Annotated edition from Edinburgh Univ Pr (January 1, 2015)
9780748692149 | details & prices | 466 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.78 lbs | List price $40.00
About: The first anthology of Decadent short stories reflecting a variety of fin de siècle themesThis wide-ranging anthology showcases for the first time the short story as the most attractive genre for British writers who experimented with Decadent themes and styles.
About: The first anthology of Decadent short stories reflecting a variety of fin de siècle themesThis wide-ranging anthology showcases for the first time the short story as the most attractive genre for British writers who experimented with Decadent themes and styles.
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