The Beardsley Industry: The Critical Reception in England and France 1893 - 1914

by Jane Haville Desmarais

Book Overview

First published in 1998, this is the first book to examine the critical reception accorded to Beardsley's work.

For most of his short working life fierce debate raged in Britain over the merit of Aubrey Beardsley's black and white drawings. Applauded for their technical skill, they were as often deplored for their 'slimy nastiness', their fin-de-si?cle decadence and their foreign styles. There are 'tainted whiffs from across the channel...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138341134
• ISBN13: 9781138341135
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 166 Pages