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Introduction: Decadence, Culture, and Society David Weir and Jane Desmarais Part I: Periods 1. Classical Antiquity: Unlikely Decadent Prototypes in Republican Rome Shushma Malik 2. Ages of Empire: Pinnacles of Decline Norman Vance 3. Fin de Siècle, Gilded Age, or Belle Époque: Different Endings to the Same Century Shearer West 4. The Interwar Period: Legacies of Decadence Melanie Hawthorne 5. Contemporary Contexts: Decadence Today and Tomorrow Alice Condé Part II: Places 6. France: The Rise of Modern Decadence Bénédicte Coste 7. Belgium: Decadent Land, Barbarian Language Clément Dessy 8. Britain and Ireland: Decadence beyond London Alex Murray 9. Italy: Decadent Dichotomies in a Disruptive Age Lara Raffaelli 10. Germany: Decadence from the Wilhelmine Empire to the Weimar Republic Katharina Herold 11. Nordic Cultures: From Wilderness to Metropolitan Decadence Pirjo LyytikÄinen 12. Eastern Europe: The "New People" of Decadence Sasha Dovzhyk 13. Turkey: Ottoman Tanzimat and the Decadence of Empire Özen Nergis Dolcerocca 14. Japan: Decadence and Japonisme Stefano Evangelista Part III: Genres 15. The Decadent Novel: Generic Inversions Kristin Mahoney 16. The Decadent Short Story: Forms of the Morbid Kostas Boyiopoulos 17. Decadent Theater: New Women and "The Eye of the Beholder" Sos Eltis 18. Essays: Defending and Describing Decadence Nick Freeman 19. Prose Poetry: All the Rest Is Literature Jane Desmarais and David Weir 20. Cinema: Adapting Decadence David Weir Part IV: Materialities 21. Book Arts: The Decadent Gesamtkunstwerk Kirsten MacLeod 22. Fashion: Decadent Stylings Catherine Spooner 23. Interior Decoration: Designing Decadence Jessica Gossling 24. Architecture: Constructing Decadence Lori Smithey Part V: Senses 25. Vision: Decadence in Symbolist Art of the Fin de Siècle Vivien Greene 26. Hearing: Bodies Resounding in Decadent Literature Fraser Riddell 27. Smell: Perfume and Olfaction Catherine Maxwell 28. Taste: Savoring Decadence David Weir and Jane Desmarais 29. Touch: Unfeeling Decadence Jane Desmarais Part VI: Theories 30. Theology: Decadent Aesthetics, Anglo-Catholicism, and Ritual Matthew Bradley 31. Science: Entropy, Degeneration, and Decadent Self-Destruction Jordan Kistler 32. Ecology: The Vital Forces of Decay Dennis Denisoff 33. Philosophy: Post-Kantian Narratives of Decadence Andrew Huddleston 34. Psychoanalysis: From Degeneration to Regeneration Jean-Michel Rabaté 35. Politics: Ideologies of Decadence Neville Morley

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      Publication Date: Publication Date: 23/09/2022
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      Table of Contents
      Introduction: Decadence, Culture, and Society David Weir and Jane Desmarais Part I: Periods 1. Classical Antiquity: Unlikely Decadent Prototypes in Republican Rome Shushma Malik 2. Ages of Empire: Pinnacles of Decline Norman Vance 3. Fin de Siècle, Gilded Age, or Belle Époque: Different Endings to the Same Century Shearer West 4. The Interwar Period: Legacies of Decadence Melanie Hawthorne 5. Contemporary Contexts: Decadence Today and Tomorrow Alice Condé Part II: Places 6. France: The Rise of Modern Decadence Bénédicte Coste 7. Belgium: Decadent Land, Barbarian Language Clément Dessy 8. Britain and Ireland: Decadence beyond London Alex Murray 9. Italy: Decadent Dichotomies in a Disruptive Age Lara Raffaelli 10. Germany: Decadence from the Wilhelmine Empire to the Weimar Republic Katharina Herold 11. Nordic Cultures: From Wilderness to Metropolitan Decadence Pirjo LyytikÄinen 12. Eastern Europe: The "New People" of Decadence Sasha Dovzhyk 13. Turkey: Ottoman Tanzimat and the Decadence of Empire Özen Nergis Dolcerocca 14. Japan: Decadence and Japonisme Stefano Evangelista Part III: Genres 15. The Decadent Novel: Generic Inversions Kristin Mahoney 16. The Decadent Short Story: Forms of the Morbid Kostas Boyiopoulos 17. Decadent Theater: New Women and "The Eye of the Beholder" Sos Eltis 18. Essays: Defending and Describing Decadence Nick Freeman 19. Prose Poetry: All the Rest Is Literature Jane Desmarais and David Weir 20. Cinema: Adapting Decadence David Weir Part IV: Materialities 21. Book Arts: The Decadent Gesamtkunstwerk Kirsten MacLeod 22. Fashion: Decadent Stylings Catherine Spooner 23. Interior Decoration: Designing Decadence Jessica Gossling 24. Architecture: Constructing Decadence Lori Smithey Part V: Senses 25. Vision: Decadence in Symbolist Art of the Fin de Siècle Vivien Greene 26. Hearing: Bodies Resounding in Decadent Literature Fraser Riddell 27. Smell: Perfume and Olfaction Catherine Maxwell 28. Taste: Savoring Decadence David Weir and Jane Desmarais 29. Touch: Unfeeling Decadence Jane Desmarais Part VI: Theories 30. Theology: Decadent Aesthetics, Anglo-Catholicism, and Ritual Matthew Bradley 31. Science: Entropy, Degeneration, and Decadent Self-Destruction Jordan Kistler 32. Ecology: The Vital Forces of Decay Dennis Denisoff 33. Philosophy: Post-Kantian Narratives of Decadence Andrew Huddleston 34. Psychoanalysis: From Degeneration to Regeneration Jean-Michel Rabaté 35. Politics: Ideologies of Decadence Neville Morley

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