The Decadents — How Beauty, Art, and Sin Destroyed a Generation | Strange History for Sleep

Описание: In the twilight of the 19th century, Europe fell in love with decadence.
Artists, poets, and dreamers began to worship beauty above morality — chasing pleasure, art, and sensation in defiance of a society obsessed with order.
They called themselves The Decadents.

In this episode, we’ll explore how figures like Oscar Wilde and Joris-Karl Huysmans redefined art, rebellion, and identity in the fin de siècle world.
Through literature, fashion, and philosophy, we’ll uncover how their pursuit of beauty challenged Victorian values — and how it ultimately consumed the very generation that created it.

It’s not a story of scandal, but of expression — when art became both freedom and downfall.

So dim the lights, close your eyes, and step into the candlelit world where elegance met its own ruin.

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