By Kyle Danan Mar Sarmiento Emmanuel Millan The Symbolists By Kyle Danan Mar Sarmiento Emmanuel Millan
Symbolism Era after Romanticism and before Modernism Originated with French poets in 19th century Decadent Took “yearning for transcendence” from Romantic poets, made it more sensual, gave it to Modernists Art over “real” (Emotion over Reason) Associated with “art for art’s-sake” movement
Symbolism Opposition to Naturalism and Realism “Darker side of human nature.” Inspired by Edgar Allen Poe Evoke feelings rather than describing
Symbolist Poets Charles Baudelaire Arthur Rimbaud Oscar Wilde Arthur Symons William Butler Yeats
Symbolist Techniques and Themes Symbolism Metaphors Imagery Crepuscules (waking and sleeping); Dreams Synesthesia Mellifluous tones (musical)
William Butler Yeats June 13, 1865 – January 28, 1939
Facts Irish poet and a playwright Born in Dublin Educated in Dublin and London Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Served as an Irish senator for 2 years
Style Allusive imagery and symbolic structures. Chooses words and assemble them in addition to his own abstract meaning. Symbols: usually something physical that is both itself and a suggestion of other. Modernist that is a master of traditional forms other than experimenting with free verse. Poetry and plays are written in a more personal vein.
Works When You Are Old A Crazed Girl He Wishes For The Clothes Of Heaven Sailing To Byzantium A Drinking Song A Dream Of Death A Coat A Dialogue Of Self And Soul A Faery Song A Bronze Head
Arthur Symons February 28, 1865 – January 22, 1954
Facts Born in Wales Greatly influenced by the work of Paul Verlaine First volume of verse, Days and Nights (1889), consisted of dramatic monologues Schooled privately, spending much of his time in France and Italy
Style Uses symbolism Influenced by William Butler Yeats, T.S. Eliot, and Paul Verlaine. Disillusionment of feelings appears many times in his poetry.
Works As A Perfume An Ending A Brother Of The Battuti A Winter’s Night
Oscar Wilde Oct 16, 1854 - Nov 30, 1900
Facts Mother’s English translation of Sidonia the Sorceress deeply influenced writings Published first collection of poems in 1881 Met Walt Whitman while giving a lecture tour in America Established self as leader of aesthetic movement May 1895, sentenced to two years in Reading Gaol for “gross indecency”
Works Chanson Impression du Matin Ravenna Poems (A collection of poems) The Ballad of Reading Gaol Les Silhouettes
AP QUESTIONS Study the painting in the following link and explain how the symbols in the painting relay the theme of the painting. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=symb olist+paintings&FORM=HDRSC2#view=det ail&id=C14F581B572570498376545833F19 F779121A3EC&selectedIndex=1
AP QUESTIONS Go, little book, To him who, on a lute with horns of pearl, Sang of the white feet of the Golden Girl: And bid him look Into thy pages: it may hap that he May find that golden maidens dance through thee. Read the poem by Oscar Wilde above and write an essay identifying how the figurative language relates to the theme of the poem.
AP QUESTIONS The yellow leaves begin to fade And flutter from the Temple elms, And at my feet the pale green Thames Lies like a rod of rippled jade. Read the excerpt of a poem above, then write an essay in which you explain how the literary devices used creates a vague and mysterious mood.
QUIZ
Symbolism originated in: #1 out of 3 Symbolism originated in: A. The Americas B. France C. Poetry D. Novel Writing A B C D
Symbolists were also known as: #2 out of 3 Symbolists were also known as: A. Decadents B. Descendants C. Poets D. Modernists A B C D
#3 out of 3 Which of the following statement is false? A. Symbolist poems evoke rather than tell B. Symbolism opposed Realism C. There are only French Symbolists D. One of the above statements is false. A B C D
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Links http://www.world-class- poetry.com/symbolism-poetry-movement.html http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/5 77796/Symbolism/ http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/ 5674 (French Symbolists) http://www.textetc.com/modernist/symbolism. html