MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

das Fin de Siècle

fin de siècle (the cultural atmosphere of late 19th-century Europe, often combining a sense of decline with artistic experimentation)

IN CONTEXT

In den Romanen des Fin de Siècle begegnet uns eine Nervosität, die uns im Lesekreis trotz des historischen Abstands erstaunlich vertraut vorkam.

In the novels of the fin de siècle, we encounter an unease that our reading group found surprisingly familiar despite the historical distance.

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