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This collection of short essays was written by Arthur Symons, a British poet, critic and editor, and includes the following works:BALZACPROSPER M?RIM?EG?RARD DE NERVALTH?OPHILE GAUTIERGUSTAVE FLAUBERTCHARLES BAUDELAIREEDMOND AND JULES DE GONCOURTVILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAML?ON CLADELA... Read Full Overview

First published in 1899, The Symbolist Movement in Literature was a highly influential work of criticism and introduced the French Symbolists to an Anglophone readership. Arthur Symons's interest in writers such as Verlaine and Mallarm? puts him at the heart of contemporary... Read Full Overview

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THE SYMBOLIST MOVEMENT IN LITERATURE

BY ARTHUR SYMONS

British author Arthur Symons (1865-1945) was an important poet, critic and translator: this book, The Symbolist Movement In Literature (1899), was an influential study early modernist poetry and... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Without symbolism there can be no literature; indeed, not even language. Words themselves are symbols. Symbolism began with the first words uttered by the first man as he named every living thing. In a symbol there is concealment, yet revelation. All of these have greatly contributed... Read Full Overview

""The Symbolist Movement in Literature"" by Arthur Symons is a comprehensive study of the Symbolist literary movement that emerged in France in the late 19th century and spread throughout Europe. Symons explores the origins and development of Symbolism, its main themes and characteristics,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The Symbolist Movement in Literature is a book written by Arthur Symons, which explores the literary movement that emerged in France during the late 19th century. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the Symbolist movement, which was characterized by its focus on subjective... Read Full Overview