“Yeats described Dowson as ‘gentle, affectionate, drifting'”
“Yeats described Dowson as ‘gentle, affectionate, drifting’, and said he thought Dowson’s best verse ‘immortal, bound that is, to outlive famous novels and plays and learned histories and other discursive … Continue reading
I have had enough of the European Union
I have had enough of the European Union. I wish we could go back to being separate countries, with our own laws and our own identities; our own currencies. I … Continue reading
I want to go back to a Soho filled with striptease clubs
I want to go back to a Soho filled with striptease clubs in every street, every alleyway. Lord Rennard has brought scandal down on the Liberal Democrats because he has … Continue reading
“Despite the fact that there were some genuine poets among them”
“Despite the fact that there were some genuine poets among them, the Rhymers’ admiration for the ‘wine and blood and reckless harlotry’ of Marlowe was mere posing. Only Dowson really … Continue reading
“Morley Roberts, a journalist and not a serious poet, was invited to the gathering by John Davidson”
“Morley Roberts, a journalist and not a serious poet, was invited to the gathering by John Davidson and, knowing the obligation on attendees of reading some of their own work, … Continue reading
“A reasonable definition of English decadent writers is that they had a number of characteristics in common”
“A reasonable definition of English decadent writers is that they had a number of characteristics in common: a love of the artificial for its own sake, an obsession with death, … Continue reading
“The chief French use, gradually adopted in Britain, was that decadence described the end of empire”
“The chief French use, gradually adopted in Britain, was that decadence described the end of empire, when the riches built up in more stoical times are enjoyed for their luxury, … Continue reading
“Symons acknowledged that many decadents preferred not to use the term”
“Symons acknowledged that many decadents preferred not to use the term, and said the decadent movement was also referred to as Symbolism and Impressionism. It has all the qualities which … Continue reading
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