Aestheticism
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| - | The '''Aesthetic movement''' is a loosely defined movement in [[literature]], [[art]] and interior design in later [[1800s|nineteenth-century]] [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. Generally speaking, it represents the same tendencies that [[Symbolism (arts)|Symbolism]] or [[decadent movement|Decadence]] stood for in [[France]], and may be considered the British branch of the same movement. It belongs to the anti-Victorian reaction and had post-Romantic roots. It took place in the late [[Victorian period]] from around [[1868]] to [[1901]], and is generally considered to have ended with the trial of [[Oscar Wilde]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | + | The '''Aesthetic movement''' is a loosely defined movement in [[literature]], [[art]] and interior design in later [[1800s|nineteenth-century]] [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. Generally speaking, it represents the same tendencies that [[Symbolism (arts)|Symbolism]] or [[decadent movement|Decadence]] stood for in [[France]], and may be considered the British branch of the same movement. It belongs to the anti-Victorian reaction and had post-Romantic roots. It took place in the late [[Victorian period]] from around [[1868]] to [[1901]], and is generally considered to have ended with the trial of [[Oscar Wilde]].{{GFDL}} |
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The Aesthetic movement is a loosely defined movement in literature, art and interior design in later nineteenth-century Britain. Generally speaking, it represents the same tendencies that Symbolism or Decadence stood for in France, and may be considered the British branch of the same movement. It belongs to the anti-Victorian reaction and had post-Romantic roots. It took place in the late Victorian period from around 1868 to 1901, and is generally considered to have ended with the trial of Oscar Wilde.
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