static, priestly Artists Caspar David Friedrich Fernand Khnopff John Henry Fuseli Gustave Moreau Edvard Munch Jan Toorop Fernand Khnopff "The Caress" Symbolism in art mythology, dreams to reveal the soul evocative no mainstream symbols very private, obscure, ambigious more like a philosophy influenced Art Nouveau and Les Nabis precursors of Surrealists "Symbolism plus Freud" Aftermath Aestheticism Expressionism, surrealism in painting Picasso's "Blue period" National style in Belgium René Magritte In early motion pictures
gender and society issues, position of the woman. Ivory Tower (an ideal place disconnected from the real world where academics and artists find refuge). The role of the artist; setting art aside means death for the artist. Decadence/aestheticism and Oscar Wilde Appeared in the 1880s–90s, i.e. late Victorian era. Decadence used in Continental Europe, aestheticism in England. Abandonment of Victorian society. Proud of being different from the philistines (the
position of another person. 1822 The triumph of Life an elegy, unfinished, published in 1824 after Shelley died. Characteristics of Shelley's poetry: Themes: beauty, the passions, nature, political liberty, creativity, and the sanctity of the imagination Idealism belief in the goodness of mankind Revolutionary ides about politics, marriage, women Atheism Philosophical relationships Metaphorical language Sensuous aestheticism John Keats was one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement. During his short life, his work received constant critical attacks from periodicals of the day, but his posthumous influence on poets such as Alfred Tennyson has been immense. Elaborate word choice and sensual imagery characterize Keats's poetry; including a series of odes that were his masterpieces and which remain among the most popular poems in English literature. Ode is a form of stately and elaborate lyrical verse
found, discovered). Poe attempts to explain the universe based on Newtonian principles. The origin of the universe, might be hinting at the big bang theory. Philosophical binary oppositions: attraction and repulsion, variety and unity, gravitation and diffusion. According to Poe the universe has a mathematical beauty and precision in which one can see the hand of God. Art is man's instrument for making some order out of the chaos of existence. Opposite side of Poe's art is his aestheticism. The purpose of art is pleasure not the truth. The object of poetry is "rhythmical creation of beauty". Informational poetry, poetry of ideas, didactic was illegal according to Poe. Essay "the poetic principal". Principals are mostly symbolist. A poem is just a poem and nothing else, written only for the poem's sake, for the sake of beauty. Poe the prose writer was forced to starts writing shot stories because he was poor. It was a success. Won a competition "MS
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