Against Nature by Joris-Karl Huysmans (also known as Á Rebours or Against the Grain) is regarded as one of the most profound works in the history of decadent literature, especialy because it successfully transcended the definition of Romanticism into Decadence. Joris-Karl Huysmans (February 5, 1848 - May 12, 1907) was a French novelist. ... Against the Grain is an album by the band Bad Religion. ... Decadence was the name given, first by hostile critics, and then triumphantly adopted by some writers themselves, to a number of late nineteenth century fin de siècle writers associated with Symbolism or the Aesthetic movement. ... Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement in the history of ideas; it originated in late 18th century Western Europe. ... Decadence was the name given, first by hostile critics, and then triumphantly adopted by some writers themselves, to a number of late nineteenth century fin de siècle writers associated with Symbolism or the Aesthetic movement. ...
Nature, on the other hand, is seen as a wholesome and harmonious thing that man has defiled.
The concern to protect nature, which has found expression in the rise of environmentalist thinking, goes hand in hand with the new suspicion of science and has led to calls for stricter controls over scientific research - and for some areas of science to be banned outright.
For the new enemies of science, radical scientific advances are seen as going againstnature, and it is precisely the idealisation of nature that has brought conservatives and radicals together in their opposition to science.
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