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"Fin de siècle"

It's the name of a painting created by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley but I don't what it means, I'm guessing it's French.
Does any one know?
Can you help me out it's for my Art Dissertation.

Thanks!

2007-11-27 08:24:59 · 10 answers · asked by HardCore 4 in Society & Culture Languages

10 answers

Fin de siècle is French for "end of the century," also implying the end of an era.

The English term "turn-of-the-century" is sometimes used as a synonym, but applies to the beginning of the next century, so the nineteenth century fin de siècle is called the turn of the twentieth century. The English term is more neutral, lacking some of the cultural connotations described below.

In both languages, the term generally encompasses both the closing decades of a century and the opening decades of the following century

2007-11-27 08:31:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The end of the century

2007-11-27 16:27:50 · answer #2 · answered by Bonnie 6 · 1 0

The end of the century i am pretty sure I speak some French

2007-11-27 16:31:32 · answer #3 · answered by Kelsey 3 · 0 0

It is french and means end of the century

2007-11-27 16:35:40 · answer #4 · answered by mamao3kings 3 · 0 0

It's the end of the century or the turn of the century.
Yes, it's French.

2007-11-27 16:50:08 · answer #5 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 0 0

There is a free translation site. It comes up with "end of century"

2007-11-27 16:30:35 · answer #6 · answered by Eminence Vox 4 · 0 0

end of century- French

2007-11-27 16:29:00 · answer #7 · answered by :) 6 · 1 0

It's French.
It mean literally "End of (a) century" I think you say "turn of the century" in English...

2007-11-27 16:29:04 · answer #8 · answered by pix1eblue 3 · 1 0

looks like french. fin = end. de = of or the. i can't remember which. the last, i don't know

2007-11-27 16:31:23 · answer #9 · answered by racer 51 7 · 0 0

its french and it means something like "Century's End"

2007-11-27 16:29:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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