{"product_id":"the-dedalus-book-of-english-james-willsher-9781903517260","title":"The Dedalus Book of English Decadence: Vile Emperors and Elegant Degenerates","description":"The 1890s English Decadence was no mere polite response to French invention, but the hothouse blossoming of long indigenous researches into the perverse. Like Imperial Rome, England could hardly subdue and rule the globe without \u003cbr\u003ebecoming corrupt. The Romantics tried rebellion, but amidst Victorian industry, \u003cbr\u003eterminally fatigued Decadents concerned themselves with cultivating their addiction to luxury and sensation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn The Dedalus Book of English Decadence: Vile Emperors and Elegant Degenerates, avatars and acolytes such as Beckford, Byron, De Quincey, Dowson, Bosie and Wilde are all to be found at their unwholesome best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Willsher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1903517265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781903517260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dedalus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.82h x 5.00w x 0.64d","brand":"James Willsher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984463200511,"sku":"9781903517260","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3b25b8a3-afc5-4b03-8751-ac8302ae1dbe.jpg?v=1683272450","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dedalus-book-of-english-james-willsher-9781903517260","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}