Symbolism
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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At the intersection of art, language, and the ineffable, Symbolism by Charles Chadwick stands as an essential guide to one of the most transformative literary and artistic movements of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Tracing the roots of Symbolism from its origins in French poetry — through the visionary works of Baudelaire, Verlaine, Rimbaud, and Mallarmé — Chadwick presents a rigorous yet accessible account of how Symbolist writers sought to transcend the literal and communicate the inexpressible through suggestion, musicality, and metaphor. Part of the prestigious Critical Idiom series edited by John D. Jump, this volume illustrates the broader European reach of the Symbolist aesthetic, charting its profound influence on drama, fiction, and the visual arts across the continent. Chadwick's prose is precise and scholarly, yet never loses sight of the movement's essential mystery — the belief that art could approach the condition of music and capture truths that ordinary language cannot hold. For anyone seeking to understand how a handful of rebellious Parisian poets rewired the circuits of modern literature, this compact yet commanding study poses a question that lingers long after the final page: what remains when all that is said is deliberately left unsaid?
Author: Charles Chadwick
Format: Paperback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the intersection of art, language, and the ineffable, Symbolism by Charles Chadwick stands as an essential guide to one of the most transformative literary and artistic movements of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Tracing the roots of Symbolism from its origins in French poetry — through the visionary works of Baudelaire, Verlaine, Rimbaud, and Mallarmé — Chadwick presents a rigorous yet accessible account of how Symbolist writers sought to transcend the literal and communicate the inexpressible through suggestion, musicality, and metaphor. Part of the prestigious Critical Idiom series edited by John D. Jump, this volume illustrates the broader European reach of the Symbolist aesthetic, charting its profound influence on drama, fiction, and the visual arts across the continent. Chadwick's prose is precise and scholarly, yet never loses sight of the movement's essential mystery — the belief that art could approach the condition of music and capture truths that ordinary language cannot hold. For anyone seeking to understand how a handful of rebellious Parisian poets rewired the circuits of modern literature, this compact yet commanding study poses a question that lingers long after the final page: what remains when all that is said is deliberately left unsaid?