fin de siècle
The art and literature of the 1890s; decadent.
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fin de siècleThe art and literature of the 1890s; decadent. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The perplexing issue of acquittals in the fin-de-siecle assize court was nothing less than the failure of the state system of justice to displace a popular system of justice. He ensconced himself in the rarefied world of fin-de-siecle Parisian society, and then watched up close and in horror as his aristocratic friends fled the guillotine. If you want to go down into the cellar of her fin-de-siecle house, just follow the voices. |
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