Le Décadent

Le D\u00e9cadent was a French literary magazine that existed from 1886 to 1889. It was founded by Anatole Baju and featured contributors such as Paul Verlaine. The magazine was associated with the broader Decadent movement of the late 19th century, which included poets and writers who sought to detach literature and art from the materialistic concerns of industrialized society.1

The Decadent movement drew inspiration from figures like Charles Baudelaire and included writers such as Arthur Rimbaud, St\u00e9phane Mallarm\u00e9, and Joris-Karl Huysmans. In England, similar figures included Oscar Wilde. The movement is often seen as a reaction against reason and a focus on subjective experience and aesthetic formalism.12