Books by Marja Härmänmaa

Christopher Caudwell was only twenty-nine when he was killed in action in February 1937 at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. Largely unknown at the time of his death, his reputation has been established subsequently as one of the most original English cultural critics of the Twentieth century.

Art and literature during the European fin-de-siecle period often manifested themes of degeneration and decay, both of bodies and civilizations, as well as illness, bizarre sexuality, and general morbidity. This collection explores these topics in relation to artists and writers as diverse as Oscar Wilde, August Strindberg, and Aubrey Beardsley.