Decadence, and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas

Name: Decadence, and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas
Author: Remy de Gourmont

by Remy de Gourmont

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The first, sixth, seventh, and eighth essays are translated from La Culture des Idées; the ninth is from the Promenades Philosophiques; and the remaining essays are from Le Chemin de Velours.

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Project Gutenberg

Release date

2014-08-29

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Philosophy French essays -- Translations into English

About the author

Remy de Gourmont

1858–1915

A leading voice of the French Symbolist movement, he wrote with sharp intelligence about literature, language, and desire. His essays, poems, and fiction helped shape the literary atmosphere of fin-de-siècle Paris.

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