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A specialist in the late 19th century, Desmarais (English and art history, U. of London) contrasts t...
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A specialist in the late 19th century, Desmarais (English and art history, U. of London) contrasts the two very different reactions to the English artist on different sides of the channel. In England, she argues, he was admired for his technical skill but embodied for critics the fears and anxieties of the fin de seecle. In France, she finds he was considered an heir to the pre-Raphaelites and became influential through the Symbolists, especially Robert de Montesquiou. The black-and-white illustrations include Beardsley's work, contemporary art, and journalistic representations of him. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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