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symbolist poetry

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Symbolist poetry is a late 19th-century European literary movement and subsequent academic concept. As a field of study, it investigates the use of evocative language and suggestion to represent subjective states, ideas, and the ineffable, emphasizing the primacy of symbols over explicit statement, the musicality of language, and the exploration of the subconscious. Its significance lies in its challenge to positivist aesthetics and its foundational influence on modern poetic practices and critical theory.

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JL

Wake Forest University

PD

University College London

JE

University of Edinburgh

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Minneapolis, United States

University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

University of Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands