How Long to Read Decadent Conservatism

How Long Does it Take to Read Decadent Conservatism?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 9 minutes to read Decadent Conservatism by Alex Murray

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

British Decadent literature was a radical attack on conventional morality and middle-class taste, its insistence on the autonomy of art and its exploration of sexuality, dissipation, and depravity at odds with the literary and social establishment. Yet this counter-cultural narrative has obscured the often reactionary and elitist tendencies of Decadent writers and artists of the fin de siècle. Decadent Conservatism offers the first in-depth examination of the intersection of Decadence and conservatism, arguing that underpinning both was the desire to find alternatives to liberal modernity. Both Decadents and conservatives turned to the past to uncover values and models of social organisation that could offer stability in a chaotic world. From well-known figures such as Oscar Wilde and W.B. Yeats, through to the forgotten editors of short-lived periodicals, important female aesthetes such as Michael Field, and politicians such as Arthur Balfour, Decadent Conservatism challenges conventional understandings of the relationship between aesthetics, politics, and the past in late-Victorian Britain. Through a series of thematic chapters exploring the alternative communities created by little magazines, the politics of Individualism, investments in monarchy and religion, Folk Decadence, and jingoistic and nationalist responses to the Second Anglo-Boer war, this study offers a new, and much messier, picture of fin-de-siècle literary politics. It will be of interest to those working on Victorian literature and modernism, as well as social, political, and cultural history of the period 1880-1920.

How long is Decadent Conservatism?

Decadent Conservatism by Alex Murray is 299 pages long, and a total of 77,441 words.

This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 95% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Decadent Conservatism Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 3 minutes to read Decadent Conservatism aloud.

What Reading Level is Decadent Conservatism?

Decadent Conservatism is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Decadent Conservatism?

Decadent Conservatism by Alex Murray is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

To buy Decadent Conservatism by Alex Murray on Amazon click the button below.