Decadence: Henry Sidgwick Memorial Lecture

by Arthur James Balfour

Book Overview

In this influential lecture delivered at Cambridge University in 1895, philosopher and statesman Arthur J. Balfour offers a scathing critique of the cultural and moral decay of fin-de-si cle Britain. With its nuanced analysis of the forces behind social and intellectual decline, Decadence remains a must-read for scholars of Victorian and Edwardian cultural history.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1021635502
• ISBN13: 9781021635501
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Legare Street Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"