What is symbolism? / Henri Peyre ; translated by Emmett Parker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peyre, Henri, 1901-1988.

Standardized Title:

Qu'est-ce que le symbolisme? English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French poetry--19th century--History and criticism.

French poetry.

Symbolism in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

University : University of Alabama Press, c1980.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book centers on the revolutionary French symbolist movement of the last part of the 19th century, translated by Emmett Parker. Peyre gets to the heart of the subject, through provocative lines.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. The Word and Its Antecedents; 2. Baudelaire; 3. Rimbaud, or the Symbolism of Revolt; 4. The Tragic Impressionism of Verlaine; 5. Mallarmé; 6. The Symbolists; 7. In Search of the Morbid and the Strange: The Decadents and Laforgue; 8. Symbolism, Painting, and Music; 9. The Heritage of Symbolism in France and Outside France; Appendix; Notes; Bibliographical Survey; Index

Notes:

Translation of Qu'est-ce que le symbolisme?

Includes bibliographical references (p. [160]-167) and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8486-3

OCLC:

650060151