!!!Symbolismus

Symbolism, European literary movement between approximately 1870 and 
1920 which started in France (S. Mallarme, P. Verlaine, C. Baudelaire) 
and had its roots in German Romanticism, the works of E. A. Poe 
and the music of R. Wagner. Symbolist literature frees itself from  
Realism and  Naturalism and devotes itself to representing an 
artistically autonomous world of beauty. Metaphorical signs (symbols) 
and the deliberate play with real and imaginary sensory impressions 
evoke a mysterious, often magical and mystical atmosphere of great 
intensity. The most important Symbolist works of Austrian literature 
include the early writings of H. v.  Hofmannsthal, R. v.  
Schaukal and R. M.  Rilke. Symbolism also influenced G.  Trakl. A 
typical feature of Austrian Symbolism is its close connection with  
Neo-Romanticism.

!Literature
P. Hoffmann, Symbolismus, 1987.


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