British Aestheticism and Ancient Greece

1. Introduction: The Origins
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2. Pater, ‘Winckelmann’, and the Aesthetic Life
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3. Vernon Lee and the Aesthetics of Doubt
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4. ‘Two Dear Greek Women’: The Aesthetic Ecstasy of Michael Field
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5. The Greek Life of Oscar Wilde
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6. Conclusion: The End of Aestheticism — A Dream, Three Trials, Two Ghosts
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Nyckelord: Literature, Literary Theory, Cultural Theory, British and Irish Literature, Ancient History, Nineteenth-Century Literature, Classical and Antique Literature