- ArtÃculo de [[Dennis Denisof]]
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Decadence and aestheticism had been a contentious subject in Britan since mid-nineteenth century
- pessimism
- sexual aberrancy
- mysticism
- poor taste in clothing
- Even its contributors found some of decadence and aestheticism’s aspects displeasing
- Decadent became a synonym for innovative in aesthetics, subject or style
- The movement also provided some of the best writers of the era
- Also: The Yellow Books, a journal, very significant product of the movement, and that captured elements of aestheticism and decadence, but also the sociopolitical dynamics of the time.
- The author will use The Yellow Books to demonstrate decadence and aestheticism’s unique dissidence as they approached the end of the century.
Key notes in the Aesthetic and Decadent movement