The Symbolist Movement in Literature by Arthur Symons

"The Symbolist Movement in Literature" by Arthur Symons is a collection of critical essays first published in 1899. This groundbreaking work introduced French Symbolist poets and writers to English-speaking audiences, profoundly shaping early Modernist literature. Through essays on figures like Verlaine, Mallarmé, and Rimbaud, Symons explored a revolutionary literary principle spreading across countries. The book became a vital influence on major writers including W. B. Yeats and T. S. Eliot, who credited it with transforming their understanding of poetry and directing the course of their careers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Symons, Arthur, 1865-1945
LoC No. 19004527
Title The Symbolist Movement in Literature
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Symbolist_Movement_in_Literature
Contents Introduction -- Balzac -- Prosper Mérimée -- Gérard de Nerval -- Théophile Gautier -- Gustave Flaubert -- Charles Baudelaire -- Edmond and Jules de Goncourt -- Villiers de l'Isle-Adam -- Léon Cladel -- A note on Zola's method -- Stéphane Mallarmé -- Paul Verlaine -- I. Joris-Karl Huysmans -- II. The later Huysmans -- Arthur Rimbaud -- Jules Laforgue -- Maeterlinck as a mystic -- Conclusion -- Bibliography and notes -- Translations.
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 58.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject French literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
Subject Symbolism (Literary movement) -- France
Category Text
eBook-No. 53849
Release Date
Last Update Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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