Questions tagged [stephane-mallarme]
Questions about the works of the French poet and critic Stéphane Mallarmé (1842 – 1898), who was a major representative of French Symbolism.
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What do the saint, the angel, the musician and the sandalwood refer to in Mallarmé's poem Sainte?
Stéphane Mallarmé was a major symbolist poet. One of his poems is Sainte (available on Wikisource). On the surface, it talks about musical instruments, a sandalwood tree, religious ceremonies, an ...
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Symbolism and romanticism as literary movements
I'm trying to understand the difference between Symbolism and Romanticism as literary movements. As I understand it, the symbolists explicitly wanted to distance themselves from the romantics.
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