1892
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"Connected with the sexual psychopathy of M. Zola is the part played in him by the olfactory sensations. The predominance of the sense of smell and its connection with the sexual life is very striking among many degenerates."--Degeneration (1892) by Max Nordau |
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Year 1892 (MDCCCXCII) is the 2nd year of the 1890s and the 82nd year of the 19th century.
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Art and culture
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Literature
- The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman published as book
- Degeneration by Max Nordau
- Bruges-la-Morte by Georges Rodenbach
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Philosophy
- "Über Sinn und Bedeutung" by Gottlob Frege
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Visual arts
- First Salon de la Rose + Croix
- Neptune's Horses by Walter Crane
- Lilith by John Collier
- All is Vanity, trompe l'oeil
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Births
- Walter Benjamin, German literary critic and writer (d. 1940)
- Erich Auerbach (1892-1957)
- Bruno Schulz (1892-1942)
- Erwin Panofsky (1892 - 1968)
- James M. Cain (1892 - 1977)
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Deaths
- July 11 - Ravachol, French anarchist (b. 1859)
- July 21 - Léon Cladel, French novelist, (d. 1835)
- December 13 – Constantin Guys (b. 1802)
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