Incurable
The Haunted Writings of Lionel Johnson, the Decadent Era's Dark Angel
$37.83
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
15 January 2019
Summary
Writings that shed new light on one of the most gifted, if reclusive, poets of the fin-de-si cle.A lost poet of the decadent era, Lionel Johnson is the shadow man of the 1890s, an enigma “pale as wasted golden hair.” History has all but forgotten Johnson, except as a footnote to the lives of more celebrated characters like W. B. Yeats and Oscar Wilde.Johnson should have been one of the great poets of the age but was already drinking eau-de-cologne for kicks while a teenager at Winchester Coll…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781907222627 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1907222626 |
| Author: | Lionel Johnson, Nina Antonia |
| Publisher: | Strange Attractor Press |
| Imprint: | Strange Attractor Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 January 2019 |
| Weight: | 284g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 135mm |
| Series: | Incurable |
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Lionel Johnson
Lionel Pigot Johnson (15 March 1867 - 4 October 1902) was an English poet, essayist and critic.Nina Antonia is an English music journalist, author, and former singer. She has written articles and books about Johnny Thunders, the New York Dolls, and The Only Ones, as well as a memoir of glam star Brett Smiley.
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