Aesthetic Decadence av Joséphin Péladan

Péladan, who dared to speak aloud what usually remains implicit in the aesthetic sphere: belief in the artist’s alchemical power, in the godlike nature of creation, in the oracular quality of genius. His groundbreaking Parisian Salons of the 1880’s are still highly influential to those interested in the relation of art and spirituality.

This edition is the first English translation of Peladan’s personal writing on the philosophy and execution of those landmark exhibitions.