Cevasco (retired, Saint Johns University) considers the impact of A Rebours on English literature, discussing its influence on the works of Moore, Wilde, Symons, Beardsley, Beerbohm, Gray, Raffalovich, Stenbock, Yeats, Joyce, Waugh, Eliot, Forster, Proust, and others. Appearances of the book in other fictional works are specifically considered. The origins of the novel itself, its title, themes, and style are also detailed, and related to the concepts of aesthetics and decadence. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
