Decadence: a chronology
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| - | This list by [[Jeffery Howe]] is the curator of Fernand Khnopff: Inner Visions and Landscapes, on view at Boston College's McMullen Museum of Art through December 5, 2004, and is the author of The Symbolist Art of Fernand Khnopff (Michigan, 1982). | + | This list was edited by [[Jeffery Howe]]. |
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| *1776-88 | *1776-88 | ||
| **[[Edward Gibbon]], [[The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire]]; history. | **[[Edward Gibbon]], [[The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire]]; history. | ||
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| **[[French Revolution]]. | **[[French Revolution]]. | ||
| *1804 | *1804 | ||
| - | *First usage of term "[[art for art's sake]]" ([[L'art pour l'art, sans but, car tout but dénature l'art]], 1804), | + | *First usage of term "[[art for art's sake]]" ([[L'art pour l'art, sans but, car tout but dénature l'art]], [[Benjamin Constant]], 1804) |
| *1827 | *1827 | ||
| *E. [[Delacroix]], [[The Death of Sardanapalus]]; painting | *E. [[Delacroix]], [[The Death of Sardanapalus]]; painting | ||
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| *C. [[Darwin]], [[The Origin of Species]]; science. | *C. [[Darwin]], [[The Origin of Species]]; science. | ||
| *1862 | *1862 | ||
| - | *Gustave Flaubert, [[Salammbo]]; novel. | + | *Gustave Flaubert, [[Salammbô (novel)|Salammbo]]; novel. |
| *1863 | *1863 | ||
| *[[Cesare Lombroso]], [[The Man of Genius]]; psychology. | *[[Cesare Lombroso]], [[The Man of Genius]]; psychology. | ||
| - | *Edouard Manet, [[Olympia]]; painting. | + | *Edouard Manet, [[Olympia (Manet)|Olympia]]; painting. |
| *D.G. [[Rossetti]], [[Beata Beatrix]]; painting. | *D.G. [[Rossetti]], [[Beata Beatrix]]; painting. | ||
| *1864 | *1864 | ||
| - | *[[Gustave Moreau]], [[Oedipus and the Sphinx]]; painting. | + | *[[Gustave Moreau]], [[Oedipus and the Sphinx (Moreau)|Oedipus and the Sphinx]]; painting. |
| - | *[[Stéphane Mallarmé]] begins "[[Herodiade]];" and ''[[Afternoon of a Faun (poem)|Afternoon of a Faun]]''; poetry. | + | *[[Stéphane Mallarmé]] begins "[[Hérodiade (Stéphane Mallarmé)|Herodiade]] (dans « ''Poésies'' », 1887 );" and ''[[L'après-midi d'un faune (poem)|Afternoon of a Faun]]''; poetry. |
| *1868-70 | *1868-70 | ||
| *C. [[Baudelaire]], Complete Works (including translations of Edgar Allan Poe). | *C. [[Baudelaire]], Complete Works (including translations of Edgar Allan Poe). | ||
| *1869 | *1869 | ||
| - | *Comte de Lautreamont (Isidore Ducasse), [[Chants de Maldoror]]; novel. | + | *Comte de Lautreamont (Isidore Ducasse), ''[[Les Chants de Maldoror]]''; novel. |
| *1871 | *1871 | ||
| *[[Franco-Prussian war]]. | *[[Franco-Prussian war]]. | ||
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| *[[Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly]], [[Les Diaboliques]]; short stories. Later illustrated by F. [[Rops]]. | *[[Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly]], [[Les Diaboliques]]; short stories. Later illustrated by F. [[Rops]]. | ||
| *1876 | *1876 | ||
| - | *Gustave Moreau, [[Salome]]; painting. | + | *Gustave Moreau, [[Salomé dansant devant Hérode]]; painting. |
| *S. Mallarme, ''[[Afternoon of a Faun (poem)|Afternoon of a Faun]]'' published; also translation of Poe's "[[The Raven]]." | *S. Mallarme, ''[[Afternoon of a Faun (poem)|Afternoon of a Faun]]'' published; also translation of Poe's "[[The Raven]]." | ||
| *1879 | *1879 | ||
| *[[Emile Zola]], [[Nana (novel)|Nana]]; novel. | *[[Emile Zola]], [[Nana (novel)|Nana]]; novel. | ||
| *1881 | *1881 | ||
| - | *[[George Beard]] introduces the concept of [[neuresthenia]] (nervous exhaustion) in American Nervousness. | + | *[[George Beard]] introduces the concept of [[neuresthenia]] (nervous exhaustion) in ''[[American Nervousness]]''. |
| *1882 | *1882 | ||
| *[[Odilon Redon]], "[[À Edgar Poe]]," series of lithographs. | *[[Odilon Redon]], "[[À Edgar Poe]]," series of lithographs. | ||
| - | *[[Paul Bourget]], [[Essais de psychologie contemporaine]] ; essay. | + | *[[Paul Bourget]], [[Essais de psychologie contemporaine]] ; series of essays. |
| *1884 | *1884 | ||
| *Joris-Karl Huysmans, [[A Rebours]]; novel. | *Joris-Karl Huysmans, [[A Rebours]]; novel. | ||
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| *1891 | *1891 | ||
| *Oscar Wilde, [[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]; novel. | *Oscar Wilde, [[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]; novel. | ||
| - | *J.K. Huysmans, La Bas; novel. | + | *J.K. Huysmans, [[La Bas]]; novel. |
| *[[Paul Gauguin]] leaves for [[Tahiti]]. | *[[Paul Gauguin]] leaves for [[Tahiti]]. | ||
| - | * | ||
| *1892 | *1892 | ||
| - | *[[Max Nordau]], [[Degeneration]]; literary, artistic and social criticism. | + | *[[Max Nordau]], ''[[Degeneration (Max Nordau)|Degeneration]]''; literary, artistic and social criticism. |
| *[[Georges Rodenbach]], [[Bruges-la-Morte]]; novel. | *[[Georges Rodenbach]], [[Bruges-la-Morte]]; novel. | ||
| *1893 | *1893 | ||
| *[[Arthur Symons]], "[[The Decadent Movement in Literature]]," Harper`s New Monthly Magazine; expanded in 1899 as The Symbolist Movement in Literature; criticism. | *[[Arthur Symons]], "[[The Decadent Movement in Literature]]," Harper`s New Monthly Magazine; expanded in 1899 as The Symbolist Movement in Literature; criticism. | ||
| *[[Franz von Stuck]], [[Sin]]; painting (1st of 18 versions). | *[[Franz von Stuck]], [[Sin]]; painting (1st of 18 versions). | ||
| - | *[[Jean Delville]], Orpheus; painting. | + | *[[Jean Delville]], ''[[Orpheus (Jean Delville)|Orpheus]]''; painting. |
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| *1894 | *1894 | ||
| *[[Salome]], written by Oscar Wilde; illustrations by [[Aubrey Beardsley]]. | *[[Salome]], written by Oscar Wilde; illustrations by [[Aubrey Beardsley]]. | ||
| - | *The Yellow Book founded in London; journal. | + | *[[The Yellow Book]] founded in London; journal. |
| *1895 | *1895 | ||
| - | *Oscar Wilde trial. | + | *[[Oscar Wilde trial]]. |
| *[[Josef Breuer]] and Sigmund Freud, [[Studies on Hysteria]]; psychology. | *[[Josef Breuer]] and Sigmund Freud, [[Studies on Hysteria]]; psychology. | ||
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| *1896 | *1896 | ||
| *[[Fernand Khnopff]], [[The Caresses]]; painting. | *[[Fernand Khnopff]], [[The Caresses]]; painting. | ||
| *1900 | *1900 | ||
| - | *Fernand Khnopff constructs his house in Brussels. | + | *Fernand Khnopff constructs his house, Villa Khnopff, 41 Avenue des Courses, Brussels. |
| *1901 | *1901 | ||
| *Gustav Klimt, [[Judith I]]; painting. | *Gustav Klimt, [[Judith I]]; painting. | ||
| *1902 | *1902 | ||
| - | **[[Klimt's murals]] rejected by the University of Vienna. | + | *[[Klimt University of Vienna Ceiling Paintings]] rejected by the University of Vienna. |
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- 1776-88
- 1789
- 1804
- First usage of term "art for art's sake" (L'art pour l'art, sans but, car tout but dénature l'art, Benjamin Constant, 1804)
- 1827
- E. Delacroix, The Death of Sardanapalus; painting
- 1835
- Théophile Gautier, Mademoiselle de Maupin; novel.
- 1847
- Thomas Couture, The Romans of the Decadence; painting.
- 1857
- Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal; poetry.
- 1859
- C. Darwin, The Origin of Species; science.
- 1862
- Gustave Flaubert, Salammbo; novel.
- 1863
- Cesare Lombroso, The Man of Genius; psychology.
- Edouard Manet, Olympia; painting.
- D.G. Rossetti, Beata Beatrix; painting.
- 1864
- Gustave Moreau, Oedipus and the Sphinx; painting.
- Stéphane Mallarmé begins "Herodiade (dans « Poésies », 1887 );" and Afternoon of a Faun; poetry.
- 1868-70
- C. Baudelaire, Complete Works (including translations of Edgar Allan Poe).
- 1869
- Comte de Lautreamont (Isidore Ducasse), Les Chants de Maldoror; novel.
- 1871
- Franco-Prussian war.
- Mallarme, "Herodiade" (fragment) published; poetry.
- 1873
- July; Paul Verlaine shoots Arthur Rimbaud in Brussels.
- 1874
- Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, Les Diaboliques; short stories. Later illustrated by F. Rops.
- 1876
- Gustave Moreau, Salomé dansant devant Hérode; painting.
- S. Mallarme, Afternoon of a Faun published; also translation of Poe's "The Raven."
- 1879
- Emile Zola, Nana; novel.
- 1881
- George Beard introduces the concept of neuresthenia (nervous exhaustion) in American Nervousness.
- 1882
- Odilon Redon, "À Edgar Poe," series of lithographs.
- Paul Bourget, Essais de psychologie contemporaine ; series of essays.
- 1884
- Joris-Karl Huysmans, A Rebours; novel.
- Josephin Peladan, Le Vice suprème; novel.
- 1885
- Jules Laforgue, Les Complaintes; poetry.
- Odilon Redon, "Hommage à Goya;" lithographs.
- 1886
- Jean Moreas, "Symbolist Manifesto" published in Le Figaro.
- Felicien Rops, illustrations to Barbey d'Aurevilly's Les Diaboliques published.
- International labor strikes, riots.
- Le Décadent littéraire et artistique founded in Paris; Anatole Baju, ed. (continued publication to 1889 as Le Decadent); journal.
- Richard Krafft-Ebbing, Psychopathia Sexualis; psychology.
- 1889
- Rachilde, Monsieur Venus; novel of androgyny.
- Odilon Redon, Temptation of St. Anthony, illustrations to G. Flaubert, 2nd series (1st 1888, 3rd in 1896).
- 1891
- Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray; novel.
- J.K. Huysmans, La Bas; novel.
- Paul Gauguin leaves for Tahiti.
- 1892
- Max Nordau, Degeneration; literary, artistic and social criticism.
- Georges Rodenbach, Bruges-la-Morte; novel.
- 1893
- Arthur Symons, "The Decadent Movement in Literature," Harper`s New Monthly Magazine; expanded in 1899 as The Symbolist Movement in Literature; criticism.
- Franz von Stuck, Sin; painting (1st of 18 versions).
- Jean Delville, Orpheus; painting.
- 1894
- Salome, written by Oscar Wilde; illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley.
- The Yellow Book founded in London; journal.
- 1895
- Oscar Wilde trial.
- Josef Breuer and Sigmund Freud, Studies on Hysteria; psychology.
- 1896
- Fernand Khnopff, The Caresses; painting.
- 1900
- Fernand Khnopff constructs his house, Villa Khnopff, 41 Avenue des Courses, Brussels.
- 1901
- Gustav Klimt, Judith I; painting.
- 1902
- Klimt University of Vienna Ceiling Paintings rejected by the University of Vienna.
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