Are there any books about the European Decadent literary movement?
“À Rebours” (Against the Grain) by Joris-Karl Huysmans is considered to be the first great Decadent work, but I read it in my French Literature class last year and thought it was painfully tedious. My teacher thought it was brilliant, and others in my class liked it enough, so you may want to check it out. By far my favorite Decadent writer is Oscar Wilde, and I if I very highly recommend his novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” It’s astonishingly good. Other suggestions: The Renaissance ~ Walter Pater Les Fleurs du Mal ~ Charles Baudelaire Salomè ~ Oscar Wilde Wiki lists more writers & artists of the movement, but these are the only ones I’ve read & can recommend. http://en.wikipedia.
