Decadent Period Flashcards
1
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The decadent movement dates
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1880s and 1890s
2
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Freedom for the decadents
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Embracing sexual and sensual freedom
3
Q
Amoral
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Outside of what is moral or not
4
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3 adjectives of the decadent movement
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Luxurious, elegance, extravagance
5
Q
Fin de siècle
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A French phrase for the end of the century which was about ‘a widespread belief that civilisation leads to decadance’. It included ennui, cynicism and pessimism.
6
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Decadent poem
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Non Sum Qualis by Dowson
