Decadence and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas - Softcover

Gourmont, Remy De

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0996659994 ISBN 13: 9780996659994

Verlag: Antipodes Press, 2017

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Decadence and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas is a collection of essays by the novelist, poet, and literary critic Remy de Gourmont. An uncompromising free-thinker, his analytical intelligence is brought to bear on an wide range of topics: the cornerstone of his literary criticism, “The Disassociation of Ideas” is included here along with “Glory and the Idea of Immortality”, “Success and the Idea of Beauty”, “The Value of Education”, “Stéphane Mallarmé and the Idea of Decadence”, and more.

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Remy de Gourmont (1858-1915) was a French Symbolist poet, essayist, and critic who made important contributions to French literature in the fin de siècle. Gourmont began his writing career as a poet connected to the Symbolist movement after being born in Bazoches-au-Houlme, France, on April 4, 1858. Poetry, essays, and literary criticism were among the genres that Gourmont wrote in. He was well-known in the Parisian literary community and wrote for prestigious publications including "Mercure de France," where he was the chief literary critic. His essay collection "Decadence and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas" (1899) examined the idea of decadence while offering important perspectives on the intellectual and cultural changes of the late 19th century. Gourmont's writings frequently demonstrated his curiosity about the intricacies of modernity, the dynamic character of beauty, and the influence of novel concepts on literature and the arts. Remy de Gourmont stood out as a pivotal character in the literary and philosophical debates of his century thanks to his deep intellect and poetic eloquence.

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• Verlag: Antipodes Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0996659994
• ISBN 13: 9780996659994
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 182
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