“Like symbolism, decadence puts forth the idea that the function of literature is to evoke impressions and 'correspondences', rather than to realistically… — Asti Hustvedt Art Copy Share Image
“The photograph, then, becomes a representation of a representation of a disease that represents. In other words, in order to produce the… — Asti Hustvedt Hysteria Copy Share Image
“By living a life “against nature,” the deviant or pervert becomes a hero or heroine in decadent fiction.” — Asti Hustvedt Decadence Copy Share Image
“The conventional use of words and of narrative structure is deliberately subverted in decadent fiction; language deviates from the established norms in… — Asti Hustvedt Baroque Copy Share Image
“Adornment, exoticism, affectation are all willed decadent strategies meant to pervert the texts they made. Decadent texts often live in their descriptive… — Asti Hustvedt Artifice Copy Share Image
“In the end, this volume should be read a s a collection of love stories, Above all, they are tales of love,… — Asti Hustvedt Art Copy Share Image
“The New or Future Eve is emptied of all inner life and turned into a shell. The bitter irony in this is… — Asti Hustvedt Android Copy Share Image
