The Fin de Siècle

Ledger, Sally

The Fin de Siècle - Oxford University Press, USA 2000 - 363 pages

The cultural history of the Fin de Siècle is richly configured in this exciting anthology of non-literary writings from 1880-1900. Included are sections on Degeneration, Outcast London, The Metropolis, The New Woman, Literary Debates, The New Imperialism, Socialism, Anarchism, Scientific Naturalism, Psychology, Psychical Research, Sexology, Anthropology and Racial Science. Each section carefully situates individual texts within a wider cultural landscape.

9780198742791


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