A Baedeker of Decadence: Charting a Literary Fashion, 1884-1927

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Summary: An Excellent Primer on the Decadent Movement in Literature..
Review: Baedeker was the 19th Century's equivalent of today's Fodor's travel guides. This "Baedeker" charts the course of the fin de siecle phenomenon of aesthetic Decadence e.g., Huysmans, Wilde, etc.

From here, more advanced students may move on to: Decadent Subjects: The Idea of Decadence in Art, Literature, Philosophy, and Culture of the Fin De Siecle in Europe by Charles Bernheimer--highly recommended.