Symbolism Liisi Pajula Characteristics 19th century France, Belgium reaction against Naturalism and Realism spirituality, imagnination, dreams represents a more gothic side of Romanticism static, priestly Artists Caspar David Friedrich Fernand Khnopff John Henry Fuseli Gustave Moreau Edvard Munch Jan Toorop Fernand Khnopff...
Approximate dates of romanticism: in the second half of the 18th century. Major events on world history at that time: · Industrial revolution · In America the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 · The French Revolution, 1789 · The King of England was George III, after him George IV and then Queen Victoria Outcomes:...
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 wa...
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. Decadenceaestheticism 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 middle class of Victorian society that we...
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