THE SYMBOLISTS

1. THE SYMBOLISTS Roy Balane, Dexter Malibiran Erikson Pagtaconan, Nick Pryor

2. WHAT IT IS A literary and artistic movement that originated in the late 19th century that influenced European and American literature of the 20th century to express individual emotional experience through subtle use of symbolized language

3. MORE INFO • Emerged after the Industrial Revolution in France • There was a rejection of Realism and Naturalism, so they favored the imaginative and spiritual. • Art was considered subjective, ambiguous, and mysterious • Literature should represent absolute truths indirectly • Influenced 20th century literature, transitioning Realism  Modernism • fin de siècle (French): End of the Century, in hope of a new beginning

4. TECHNIQUES • Symbolic Imagery • Personification • Metaphors / Similes • Figurative Language • Free Verse • Rhyme Scheme

5. THEMES • Mystery • Ambiguity • Dreams • Emotions

6. W.B. Yeats Poet and Senator Particularly a master of traditional forms of poetry Had interests in mysticism, spiritualism, occultism, and astrology Received the Nobel Prize Driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival -Works: “The Lake Isle of Innisfree”

7. Arthur Symons British poet, critic, and magazine editor Born in Milford Haven, Wales: February 28, 1865 – January 22, 1945 Educated by private tutors in France and Italy His poetry explores romantic love, loss, and time His career was ended by a mental breakdown in 1908.

8. Oliver Wilde Full name is Oscar FingalO’Flahertie Wills Wilde and he was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1854. Most controversial play is ‘Salome’, denied due to biblical content Actress Sarah Bernhardt would have played the lead role. The dined with other famous writers and poets such as John Butler Yeats. Tried and sent to prison on account of sodomy and gross indecency. Popular Works: The Importance of Being Earnest, Salome, Chanson

9. Paul Verlaine One of the greatest representatives of the fin de siècle in international and French poetry. Born on March 30, 1844 in Mertz France Began writing at an early age. Was influenced by the Parnassian movement Descended into drug addiction, alcoholism, and poverty In 1894 elected as France’s “Prince of Poets”

10. ART WORKS “The Kiss” “The Scream”

11. AP STYLE WRITING PROMPTS • Write and essay in which you discuss how the title “White Heliotrope” is symbolic to the whole poem itself. • In an essay describe how Paul Verlaine reveals his symbolic meaning through his use of diction in “It rains in my heart” • Compare and contrast the literary techniques used by either Paul Verlaine, Arthur Symons, W.B Yeats, or Oliver Wilde. Choose 2 and give and give an in – depth explanation. Include at least one of their works.

12. QUIZ 

13. What does fin de siècle mean? • The Loss of time • The ending of a novel, play or poem • The ending of a century, in hope of a new beginning • The ending of ones life, to be reborn again

14. What was it that they rejected? • Socialism and Communism • Wealth and Prosperity • Imagination and Spiritual world • Realism and Naturalism

15. What did they believe literature should represent? • The Fallacy of Mankind • The Absolute Truth • Nothing Specific • Carnal Desires

16. INTERACTIVE POERTY LESSON 

17. OTHER RESOURCES • http://gallery.sjsu.edu/paris/symbolism/poetry.html • http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/glossary-term/Symbolist%20Movement • http://faculty.gvsu.edu/websterm/Poetic_Modes.htm • http://www.world-class-poetry.com/symbolism-poetry-movement.html