Editing Decadence (section)

==== Women in decadence ====
Not only do the stylistic choices of literature in decadence cause ethical debate, but the presence of women in literature also causes controversy in politics. Viola Parente-Čapková, a Lecturer from the university in Prague, Czech Republic, argues that women writers following decadent literary structure have been overlooked due to their simultaneous influence of the [[Feminist movements and ideologies|feminist movement]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Parente-Capkova |first=Viola |date=1998 |title=Decadent New Woman? |url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08038749850167897 |journal=NORA: Nordic Journal of Women's Studies |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=6–20 |doi=10.1080/08038749850167897 |url-access=registration |via=EBSCOhost}}</ref> The belief that women could not separate morality from their writing due to their purposeful prose to argue for women's rights suggests a theme of misogyny, in which men excluded women from being considered Decadent writers because of the possibility of a desire for social change.