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This pioneering collection of essays connects scholars of Decadence studies and neo-Victorian studies to investigate the fascinating intersections between these two fields. Showcasing the revivalistic nature of aestheticist and decadent texts, it considers neo-Victorianism as inherently decadent in how it subverts and reframes Victorian standards. Within this framework, Neo-Victorian Decadence breathes new life into the paradoxical tensions between art and life, nostalgia and the zeitgeist, consumerism and connoisseurship. It interrogates periodisation for the first time, pushing the limits of what might qualify as neo-Victorian to the Interwar period. The volume stands out for its interdisciplinarity and genre-blending, extending beyond the novel to include non-fiction, film, painting, performance art, and digital communities.
This pioneering collection of essays connects scholars of Decadence studies and neo-Victorian studies to investigate the fascinating intersections between these two fields. Showcasing the revivalistic nature of aestheticist and decadent texts, it considers neo-Victorianism as inherently decadent ...
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Kostas Boyiopoulos, Ph.D. (2008), is Honorary Fellow and Teaching Associate at Durham University (UK). He is the author of The Decadent Image: The Poetry of Wilde, Symons and Dowson (2015). He has published coedited volumes, articles, and essays on fin-de-siècle literature, specifically decadence and its legacies.
Joseph Thorne, Ph.D. (2019), is an independent scholar, with a doctorate from Liverpool John Moores University (UK). He has a chapter in the edited volume In Cynara’s Shadow: Collected Essays on Ernest Dowson. He has extensive experience in widening participation through education and careers support.
Joseph Thorne, Ph.D. (2019), is an independent scholar, with a doctorate from Liverpool John Moores University (UK). He has a chapter in the edited volume In Cynara’s Shadow: Collected Essays on Ernest Dowson. He has extensive experience in widening participation through education and careers support.
Kostas Boyiopoulos, Ph.D. (2008), is Honorary Fellow and Teaching Associate at Durham University (UK). He is the author of The Decadent Image: The Poetry of Wilde, Symons and Dowson (2015). He has published coedited volumes, articles, and essays on fin-de-siècle literature, specifically decadence...
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