Decadent Subjects by Charles Bernheimer

Decadent Subjects by Charles Bernheimer

Through careful analysis of the literature, art, and music of the fin de siecle including a riveting discussion of the many faces of Salome, Bernheimer leaves us with a fascinating and multidimensional look at decadence, all the more important as we emerge from our own fin de siecle.

Effortlessly integrating his amazing archival research, Bernheimer gives readers the sense of being in a collegial seminar with himChoice 2003 An excellent book by a well-known authority in the areas of European literature, culture, and psychoanalysis. -- Christopher S. Nassaar Pre-Raphaelite Studies 2005

Charles Bernheimer was a prominent scholar in the areas of European literature, culture, and psychoanalysis. He taught Romance languages and comparative literature at the University of Pennsylvania and authored and edited several books, including Comparative Literature in the Age of Multiculturalism, part of Johns Hopkins' Parallax series.Naomi Schor is the Benjamin F. Barge Professor of French in the Department of French at Yale University.T. Jefferson Kline is a professor of French at Boston University.

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ISBN 13	9780801867408
ISBN 10	0801867401
Title	Decadent Subjects
Author	Charles Bernheimer
Series	Parallax: Re-Visions Of Culture And Society
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press
Year published	2002-08-26
Number of pages	248
Prizes	Commended for Modern Language Association Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies 2004 (United States)
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