Symbolist

1. Symbolist Ben Fontanoza Jayson Miranda Alec Hernando Justin Matthews

2. Definition of movement • The symbolist movement is a mixture of Romanticism and modernism. Desiring to go beyond the limits of common material which derived from Romantic poets, symbolists took the limits in a moral and cultural decline and arousing direction.

3. What is Symbolism? • Symbolism is the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea. An action, person, place, word, or object can all have a symbolic meaning. When an author wants to suggest a certain mood or emotion, he can also use symbolism to hint at it.

4. Origins • The Symbolist movement was developed by Stephane Mallarme and Paul Verlaine during the 1860s and '70s • In the 1880s, the set of principles was articulated by a series of declarations and attracted a generation of writers •  The name "symbolist" itself was first created by the Jean Moreas, who invented the term to distinguish the symbolists from the related decadents of literature and of art

5. Techniques and Themes • Liberated versification in order to allow greater “fluidity” • Their attempts were to evoke rather than describe • Symbolic imagery was used to signify the state of the poet’s soul • poets sought to identify and confound the separate senses of scent, sound, and color • Sometimes used with Decadence which is behavior reflecting a decline • Some notable poets such as Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot used a technique called Imagism which is precision of imagery and clear, sharp language • sought to convey individual emotional experience through the subtle, suggestive use of highly metaphorical language • relied on myth, mood, and atmosphere to reveal only indirectly the deeper truths of existence • opposed ideas of naturalism and realism • Synesthesia- used to refer to artistic and poetic devices which attempt to express a linkage between the senses

6. Arthur Symons • Born February 28, 1865 – January 22, 1945 • Poet, critic, and magazine editor • Suffered a psychotic breakdown in 1909 and in 1930 • Wrote a book called Confessions: A study in pathology, which had a moving description of his breakdown and treament • Notable works- A Winter’s Night, Amends to Nature, Airs for the Lutte, and An Ending • Poem- Perfume

7. W.B. Yeats • William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet (June 13 1865 - January 28, 1939). • Late 19th century and early 20th century writer. • Style composes of allusive imagery and symbolic structures. • As a child, he grew up studying poetry and was fascinated by both Irish legends and the occult in which he interprets in his works as he was tone deaf. • His early dramatic works convey his respect for Irish legend and fascination with the occult, while his later plays take on a more poetical and experimental aspect. • Had a significant interest in mysticism,spiritualism, occultism and astrology. • Influenced by Japanese Noh plays and modernism. • Was also in the political field as an Irish nationalist though chose to live a simple life. • Awarded the Nobel prize in Literature in December 1923; let alone was the first Irish to win this award.

8. T.S. Eliot • September 26, 1888 – January 4, 1965 • first published his poems individually in periodicals or in small books or pamphlets, and then collected them in books • died of emphysema • advocates a traditionalism in religion, society, and literature • followed his belief that poetry should aim at a representation of the complexities of modern civilization in language and that such representation necessarily leads to difficult poetry • Notable works- Four Quartets, Ash Wednesday, The Hollow Men, The Waste Land • Poem- The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock

9. Oscar Wilde • Oscar FingalO'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) • Oscar Wilde is best known for his plays, epigrams, and his imprisonment  • An epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement. • He became into a rising philosophy which was called Aestheticism which is related to symbolism  • Aestheticism is is an art movement supporting the emphasis of aesthetic values more than socio-political themes for for literature music and fine arts. • Oscar Wilde was imprisoned for two years of hard labor in prison for Gross Indecency which led to his premature death • Notable works- SelentiumAmoris, Desespoir- The New Remose • Poem- Chanson

10. AP Writing Prompts • The symbolist movement often sought to convey individual emotional experience through the subtle, suggestive use of highly metaphorical language. Write an essay identifying poems that used symbolic techniques and analyzing the features of the poem as to why it is considered to be created by a symbolist. • In the symbolist movement, authors commonly used techniques that relied on myth, mood, and atmosphere to reveal only indirectly the deeper truths of existence. Write an essay analyzing several poems that used these techniques to prove why it has a symbolic touch on it.

11. Artwork The Love Song, Sir Edward Burne-Jones Oedipus and the Sphinx- Gustav Moreau The Blind Man's Meal, Pablo Picasso

12. Interactive Poetry Lesson • Create your own poem using one or more of the styles: • a word to represent an abstract idea • decadence which is behavior reflecting a decline • imagism which is precision of imagery and clear, sharp language • emotional experience through the subtle, suggestive use of highly metaphorical language • myth, mood, and atmosphere to reveal only indirectly the deeper truths of existence

13. Quiz 1. Which one of the literature movement was included in the symbolist style? A) romanticism B) augustans C) confessional D) metaphysical • What was one of the styles/techniques used by symbolists? A) naturalism B) hate C) decadence D) death 3. What is an epigram? A) behavior reflecting a decline B) opposition towards romanticism C) a style depicting disapproval of modernism D) none of the above

14. Quiz • What were some of the notable works of Oscar Wilde? A) The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock B) When You Are Old C) Chanson D) Perfume • Who gave the name “symbolist”? A) T.S. Eliot B) Jean Moreas C) Ezra Pound D) Paul Verlaine and Stephane Mallarme

15. Links • http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Symbolist+movement • http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/symbolist/symbolist_intro.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolism_(arts)#Periodical_literature • http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/symbolist/symbolist_intro.html