Incurable: The Haunted Writings of Lionel Johnson, the Decadent Era's Dark Angel by Johnson, Lionel P.
Incurable: The Haunted Writings of Lionel Johnson, the Decadent Era's Dark Angel by Johnson, Lionel P.

Incurable: The Haunted Writings of Lionel Johnson, the Decadent Era's Dark Angel

Writings that shed new light on one of the most gifted, if reclusive, poets of the fin-de-si...
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Author: Lionel P. Johnson
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Incurable: The Haunted Writings of Lionel Johnson, the Decadent Era's Dark Angel by Johnson, Lionel P.

Incurable: The Haunted Writings of Lionel Johnson, the Decadent Era's Dark Angel

BD$49.96
Incurable: The Haunted Writings of Lionel Johnson, the Decadent Era's Dark Angel by Johnson, Lionel P.

Incurable: The Haunted Writings of Lionel Johnson, the Decadent Era's Dark Angel

BD$49.96
Author: Lionel P. Johnson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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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 College. His attraction to absinthe damaged his fragile health and cast him forever into a waking dream of haunted rooms and spectral poetry. A habitual insomniac, he haunted medieval burial grounds after dark, jotting down the epitaphs of the gone-too-young, as if anticipating his own early demise at the age of 35--falling from a bar stool in a Fleet Street pub.

It was rumored that Johnson performed "strange religious rites" in his rooms at Oxford and experimented with hashish in the company of fellow poet Ernest Dowson. Moving to London, he fell in with Simeon Solomon, Oscar Wilde, and Aubrey Beardsley, and would contribute to the leading decadent publications of the day, including The Chameleon, The Yellow Book, and The Savoy.

Like a glimmering of a votive candle in one of Johnson's dream churches, Incurable sheds new light on one of the most gifted, if reclusive, poets of the fin-de-si cle. Containing a detailed biography, illustrations, rare and unusual material including previously unseen letters, poetry, and essays, Incurable pays tribute to this enchanting and eccentric poet while providing fresh insight into an era that continues to fascinate.



Author: Lionel P. Johnson
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 01/15/2019
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.40h x 4.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781907222627
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
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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