Thesis
Decadence and the English tradition
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The thesis sets out to do two things. It seeks first of all to describe the revival of interest in the Caroline era which defines the nature of an "English Tradition" in the Eighteen Nineties. Secondly, in doing so it seeks to reappraise three significant poets of that era, Ernest Dowson, Lionel Johnson, and Francis Thompson, in terms of their participation in this revival.
The first chapter, "Craving Viaticum", deals with the general background of the Eighteen Nineties period. It ...
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- Publication date:
- 1986
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- Language:
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English
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- Deposit date:
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2014-04-01
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- Copyright holder:
- Murray Pittock
- Copyright date:
- 1986
- Notes:
- This thesis was digitised thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky.
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