konets vega -- fin de siecle? -- Clarification

[Jack Kollmann]

         I would think that the adjective "fin-de-siecle" refers ONLY to
late 19th-century culture, which becomes literally dated after the year
1900.  As best I recall, Russian art historians use the French  term.

         I recently wrestled with the related phrase "turn of the
century."  E.g., re: the juncture of the 19th and 20th centuries, do you
say "turn of the 19th c." or "turn of the 20th"?  I think that the word
"turn" refers to both sides of the divide, and that to make clear what you
mean you might say "turn of the 19th-20th centuries."  If, on the other
hand, your context refers unambiguously to the period, say, ca. 1895-1905,
"turn of the century" could stand alone.

Jack Kollmann


At 09:07 PM 2/18/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Yes, definitly  -- "fin-de-siecle" refers only to 19-20th century change.
>
>C. Douglas (art historian)
>
> >Dear friends:
> >
> >Have any of you ever seen "konets veka" (the context is art
> >history, specifically film history of the late 20th century)
> >translated into English as "fin-de-siecle"? It would seem to
> >me that "fin-de-siecle" refers only to the specific time period
> >of the end of the 19th century and is not transferable to any
> >other century, either before or after it.
> >
> >Any thoughts on the matter?
> >
> >Benjamin
> >
> >
> >Sher's Russian Web
> >http://www.websher.net
> >Benjamin and Anna Sher
> >sher07 at mindspring.com
> >
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