Abstract:This chapter explores the topic of olfaction and perfume in decadent culture by arguing that many decadent authors styled themselves as olfactifs—cultivated individuals with a refined sense of smell. They celebrated fragrance both in their personal lives and in their writings, where the odors of perfume, incense, and tobacco emerge as the dominant olfactory keynotes of decadence. The chapter opens with a discussion of smoking and notes its various olfactory meanings for both male and female decadent writers, b… Show more
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