Quotes Tagged With :decadence

We are precarious. Which is to say some good things (accumulation of diverseknowledges, skills and abilities....

Here, in Lorrain's poisoned little jewel of a tale (“The Man Who Made Wax Heads”) the consummate....

By living a life “against nature,” the deviant or pervert becomes a hero or heroine in decadent fiction.....

Then Chameroy spoke. 'You always put the blame on opium, but as I see it the case of Freneuse is much....

On the third day Vera said:'I love your body because it is beautiful. But I do not know your soul. I....

Like symbolism, decadence puts forth the idea that the function of literature is to evoke impressions....

For Zola, as for Huysmans, nature itself is uncanny because it is the domain of the feminine, a domain....

The exotic and the erotic ideals go hand in hand, and this fact also contributes another proof of a more....

In the course of my life I have had pre-pubescent ballerinas; emaciated duchesses, dolorous and forever....

Through silent alleys where dark shadows fleeted past them like forest beasts on the prowl; through bustling....