Jonathan Freedman Libros

This volume discusses Henry James and the tradition of late 19th century British aestheticism and investigates the way Pre-Raphaelite concerns fed into Anglo-American modernism.

"Freedman's final book is a tour de force that examines the history of Jewish involvement in the decadent art movement. While decadent art's most notorious practitioner was Oscar Wilde, as a movement it spread through western Europe and even included a few adherents in Russia. Jewish writers and artists such as Catulle Mèndes, Gustav Kahn, and Simeon Solomon would portray non-stereotyped characters and produce highly influential works. After decadent art's peak, Walter Benjamin, Marcel Proust, and Sigmund Freud would take up the idiom of decadence and carry it with them during the cultural transition to modernism. Freedman expertly and elegantly takes readers through this transition and beyond, showing the lineage of Jewish decadence all the way through to the end of the twentieth century"--

The book presents a compelling argument against the widely held belief that exposure to violence in television and film leads to aggressive behavior in children and adults. By analyzing scientific evidence, the author challenges established norms in media studies and psychology, provoking readers to reconsider the relationship between media consumption and aggression.