文档介绍：ROOMS IN THE
DARWIN HOTEL
STUDIES IN ENGLISH LITERARY
CRITICISM AND IDEAS 1880-1920
TOM GIBBONS
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA PRESS
First published in 1973 by the
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Contents
Preface vii
1 The Age of Evolutionism 1
2 The New Hellenism: Havelock Ellis 39
3 The Art of Modernity: Arthur Symons 67
4 Art for Evolution’s Sake: Alfred Orage 98
5 A Kind of Religion 127
References 145
Index 159
Preface
In this book I make amends for the neglect which has largely
overtaken the literary criticism of three prominent figures
of the period 1880-1920: Havelock Ellis, who is best known
for his pioneering work in the field of sexual psychology,
Arthur Symons, who is generally and quite unfairly thought
of as the author of a handful of Decadent poems, and Alfred
Orage, wh