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Portrait of Charles Baudelaire (c. 1862), whose writing was a precursor of the symbolist style. The symbolist poets wished to liberate techniques of versification in order to allow greater room for "fluidity", and as such were sympathetic with the trend toward free verse, as evident in the poems of Gustave Kahn and Ezra Pound.
Maeterlinck was more sceptical in this instance, dismissing the unspecific vagueness and insipidity of the writing as abus d'eau de rose (so much rosewater). [20] Though van Lerberghe's next collection, Chanson d'Ève (1904), was programmatically planned, stylistically the poetry is much the same. "The lyrics are subjective and impressionistic ...
Verlaine's birthplace in Metz, today a museum dedicated to the poet's life and artwork. Paul-Marie Verlaine (/ v ɛər ˈ l ɛ n / vair-LEN; [1] French: [pɔl maʁi vɛʁlɛn]; 30 March 1844 – 8 January 1896) was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement and the Decadent movement.
In literature, such as novels, plays, and poems, symbolism goes beyond just the literal written words on a page, since writing itself is also inherently a system of symbols. Artistic symbols may be intentionally built into a work by its creator, which in the case of narratives can make symbolism a deliberate narrative device .
By the turn of the century, he had become world-famous. His works were translated into more than twenty languages. His German translator was Stefan Zweig. [4] [5] He travelled, giving lectures, throughout Europe. Verhaeren was an anarchist. [6] The outbreak of World War I had a devastating effect on the poet's deep pacifist feelings. He went to ...
Alexandru Macedonski (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandru mat͡ʃeˈdonski]; also rendered as Al. A. Macedonski, Macedonschi or Macedonsky; 14 March 1854 – 24 November 1920) was a Romanian poet, novelist, dramatist and literary critic, known especially for having promoted French Symbolism in his native country, and for leading the Romanian Symbolist movement during its early decades.
Gustave Kahn (21 December 1859, in Metz – 5 September 1936, in Paris) was a French Symbolist poet and art critic. He was also active, via publishing and essay-writing, in defining Symbolism and distinguishing it from the Decadent Movement .
Régnier married Marie de Heredia, daughter of the poet José María de Heredia, and herself a novelist and poet under the pen name of Gérard d'Houville. [1] Henri de Régnier in April 1895 edition of The Bookman (New York City) He was a contributor to Le Visage de l'Italie, a 1929 book about Italy prefaced by Benito Mussolini. [2]