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The Beardsley Period

The Beardsley Period

Burdett, Osbert

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Literary CriticismBritish History

ISBN10: 1025295935
ISBN13: 9781025295930
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.99
Height: 0.67 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The Beardsley Period is a definitive critical examination of the English decadent movement that flourished during the 1890s. Osbert Burdett provides a sophisticated analysis of the cultural and artistic landscape of the Naughty Nineties, focusing specifically on the influential circle of creators associated with the legendary publication, The Yellow Book. The work explores how this era served as a rebellion against traditional Victorian moralism, championed by figures who sought to elevate artifice, individual expression, and the principle of art for art's sake.

Central to the narrative is the figure of Aubrey Beardsley, whose stark, innovative illustrations came to define the visual language of the decade. Burdett evaluates the literary and artistic contributions of the period's most provocative personalities, including Oscar Wilde and his contemporaries, tracing the development of Aestheticism from its roots to its eventual decline. By synthesizing social history with literary criticism, the text illustrates how this brief but intense period acted as a vital precursor to the Modernist movement. The Beardsley Period remains a vital resource for understanding the complexities of late-Victorian culture and the evolution of modern sensibility in literature and the visual arts.

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