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Fin de siècle
Fin de siècle ('end of the century') refers to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a period associated with cultural innovation and a sense of decadence. In Vienna, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it saw an extraordinary flowering in psychoanalysis, philosophy, painting, architecture and music.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Fin de siècle. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fin-de-siecle
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- “Fin de siècle.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fin-de-siecle. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “Fin de siècle.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fin-de-siecle.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Fin de siècle’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fin-de-siecle (Accessed: ).
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