The Collapse of Civilization
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This is an introduction to nineteenth-century visions of the collapse of civilization.
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The Collapse of Civilization
Thomas Cole: The Course of Empire
I: The Savage State, 1836
II: The Pastoral or Arcadian State, 1834
III: The Consummation of Empire, 1836
IV: Destruction, 1836
V: Desolation, 1836
Orgies Before the Collapse
The Death of SardanapalusEugène Delacroix, 1828
The Romans of the DecadenceThomas Couture, 1847
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The Thorny PathThomas Couture, 1873
The SuitorsGustave Moreau, 1852
Finis: The End of All ThingsMaximilian Pirner, 1887
The Last Days of BabylonGeorges Rochegrosse, 1891
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WarningAlexander Benois, 1907
Manslaughter, Film StillCecil B. DeMille, 1922