Symbolist art theories : a critical anthology /
Henri Dorra, in his comprehensive new book, presents the development and the aesthetic theories of the symbolist movement in art and literature. Included are writings (many never before translated or reprinted) by artists, designers, architects, and critics, along with Dorra's learned commentar...
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Table of Contents:
- Anarchist Sympathies (1894) / Paul Signac. Cloisonism (1888) / Edouard Dujardin. Ensor's Vision (1908) / Emile Verhaeren. Letters to Emile Schuffenecker (1885, 1888) / Paul Gauguin. Symbolism in Painting: Paul Gauguin (1891) / G.-Albert Aurier. Letter to Andre Fontainas (1899) / Paul Gauguin. Letters on The Night Cafe (1888) / Vincent van Gogh. The Lonely Ones - Vincent van Gogh (1890) / G.-Albert Aurier. Cezanne (1888) / Joris-Karl Huysmans. Excerpts from His Letters (1904, 1906) / Paul Cezanne. Nabi Principles (1889) / Paul Serusier. The Nabis in 1890 / Maurice Denis. The "Saint-Cloud" Manifesto (1889-90?) / Edvard Munch. The Mission of the Artist (1897) / Ferdinand Hodler
- 5. The Artists of the Soul. The Salons of 1895 / Roger Marx. Materialism in Art (1881) / Josephin Peladan. In Search of the Holy Grail (1888) / Josephin Peladan. Florence, Botticelli, La Primavera (1896) / Armand Point. The Artists of the Soul (1896) / Octave Mirbeau
- Epilogue: Formalist Criticism and Harbingers of Surrealism
- Decorative arts and architecture. Gleanings from the Great Exhibition (1851) / Owen Jones ; The Decorative Arts in Modern Life (1877) / William Morris ; The Spiritual in Art (1884) / Arthur H. Mackmurdo ; In Defense of the Tower (1887) / Gustave Eiffel ; At the Universal Exhibition (1889) / Paul Gauguin ; Ornament in Architecture (1892) / Louis H. Sullivan ; A clean sweep for the future of art (1894) / Henry van de Velde
- Literary symbolism. Baudelaire and the Decadent Movement (1881) / Paul Bourget ; The art of poetry (1874) / Paul Verlaine ; The unsettling of all the senses (1871) / Arthur Rimbaud ; Interview with Stéphane Mallarmé (1891) / Jules Huret ; Small Talk--the Theater (1890) / Maurice Maeterlinck ; Notes on Wagnerian painting (1886) / Teodor de Wyzewa ; A literary manifesto--symbolism (1886) / Jean Moréas
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- Gleanings from the Great Exhibition (1851) / Owen Jones. The Decorative Arts in Modern Life (1877) / William Morris. The Spiritual in Art (1884) / Arthur H. Mackmurdo. In Defense of the Tower (1887) / Gustave Eiffel. At the Universal Exhibition (1889) / Paul Gauguin. Ornament in Architecture (1892) / Louis H. Sullivan. A Clean Sweep for the Future of Art (1894) / Henry van de Velde
- 3. Literary Symbolism. Baudelaire and the Decadent Movement (1881) / Paul Bourget. The Art of Poetry (1874) / Paul Verlaine. The Unsettling of All the Senses (1871) / Arthur Rimbaud. Interview with Stephane Mallarme (1891) / Jules Huret. Small Talk - the Theater (1890) / Maurice Maeterlinck. Notes on Wagnerian Painting (1886) / Teodor de Wyzewa. A Literary Manifesto - Symbolism (1886) / Jean Moreas
- 4. The Post-Impressionists. Neo-Impressionism (1887) / Felix Feneon. Aesthetic and Technical Note (1890) / Georges Seurat. Introduction to a Scientific Aesthetics (1885) / Charles Henry. Seurat (1891) / Gustave Kahn
- Post Impressionism (1911) / Roger Fry. The French Post-Impressionists (1912) / Roger Fry. Cezanne's Pure Form (1914) / Clive Bell. The Funeral of Style (1902) / Remy de Gourmont. The Dissociation of Ideas (1900) / Remy de Gourmont. Barnum (1902) / Alfred Jarry. The New Spirit and the Poets (1917-18) / Guillaume Apollinaire
- Prologue : Baudelaire, Delacroix, and the premises of symbolist aesthetics. Correspondences (c. 1852-56?) / Charles Baudelaire
- Romantic symbolists. Hands and Soul (1850) / Dante Gabriel Rossetti ; On his Beata Beatrix (1871) / Dante Gabriel Rossetti ; Letters to his family (1854) ; Poems by William Morris (1868) / Walter Pater ; Memories of Burne-Jones (1898) / Fernand Khnopff ; An early appraisal of Puvis de Chavannes (1861) / Théophile Gautier ; Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1886) / Jules Laforgue ; Gustave Moreau (1889) / Joris-Karl Huysmans ; fine Arts : Odilon Redon (1882) / Emile Hennequin ; Excerpts from To Oneself (1898-1909) / Odilon Redon ; Odilon Redon (1894) / André Mellerio ; A symbolist painter : Fernand Khnopff (1887) / Emile Verhaeren ; The Ten O'Clock Lecture (1885) / James McNeill Whistler ; Böcklin's Villas by the Sea (1895) / William Ritter ; Conversations with Paul Gsell (1911) / Auguste Rodin
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- Prologue: Baudelaire, Delacroix, and the Premises of Symbolist Aesthetics. Correspondences (c. 1852-56?) / Charles Baudelaire
- 1. Romantic Symbolists. Hand and Soul (1850) / Dante Gabriel Rossetti. On His Beata Beatrix (1871) / Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Letters to His Family (1854) / Edward Burne-Jones. Poems by William Morris (1868) / Walter Pater. Memories of Burne-Jones (1898) / Fernand Khnopff. An Early Appraisal of Puvis de Chavannes (1861) / Theophile Gautier. Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1886) / Jules Laforgue. Gustave Moreau (1889) / Joris-Karl Huysmans. Fine Arts: Odilon Redon (1882) / Emile Hennequin. Excerpts from To Oneself (1898-1909) / Odilon Redon. Odilon Redon (1894) / Andre Mellerio. A Symbolist Painter: Fernand Khnopff (1887) / Emile Verhaeren. The Ten O'Clock Lecture (1885) / James McNeill Whistler. Bocklin's Villas by the Sea (1895) / William Ritter. Conversations with Paul Gsell (1911) / Auguste Rodin
- 2. Decorative Arts and Architecture
- The artists of the soul. The salons of 1895 / Roger Marx ; Materialism in art (1881) / Joséphin Péladan ; In search of the Holy Grail (1888) / Joséphin Péladan ; Florence, Botticelli, La Primavera (1896) / Armand Point ; The artists of the soul (1896) / Octave Mirbeau
- Epilogue : formalist criticism and Harbingers of surrealism. Post Impressionism (1999) / Roger Fry ; The French post-impressionists (1912) / Roger Fry ; Cézanne's pure form (1914) / Clive Bell ; The funeral of style (1902) / Remy de Gourmont ; The dissociation of ideas (1900) / Remy de Gourmont ; Barnum (1902) / Alfred Jarry ; The new spirit and the poets (1917-18) / Guillaume Apollinaire
- The post-impressionists. Neo-impressionism (1887) / Félix Fénéon ; Aesthetic and technical note (1890) / Georges Seurat ; Introduction to a scientific aesthetics (1885) / Charles Henry ; Seurat (1891) / Gustave Kahn ; Anarchist sympathies (1894) / Paul Signac ; Cloisonism (1888) / Edouard Dujardin ; Ensor's vision (1908) / Emile Verhaeren ; Letters to Emile Schuffenecker (1885, 1888) / Paul Gauguin ; Symbolism in painting : Paul Gauguin (1891) / G.-Albert Aurier ; Letter to André Fontainas (1899) / Paul Gauguin ; Letters on The Night Café (1888) / Vincent van Gogh ; The Lonely Ones--Vincent van Gogh (1890) / G.-Albert Aurier ; Cézanne (1888) / Joris-Karl Huysmans ; Excerpts from his letters (1904, 1906) / Paul Cézanne ; Nabi principles (1889) / Paul Sérusier ; The Nabis in 1890 / Maurice Denis ; The "Saint-Cloud" manifesto (1889-90?) / Edvard Munch ; The mission of the artist (1897) / Ferdinand Hodler
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- Prologue: Baudelaire, Delacroix, and the Premises of Symbolist Aesthetics
- Correspondences (c. 1852-56?) / Charles Baudelaire
- 1 Romantic Symbolists
- Hand and Soul (1850) / Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- On His Beata Beatrix (1871) / Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Letters to His Family (1854) / Edward Burne-Jones
- Poems by William Morris (1868) / Walter Pater
- Memories of Burne-Jones (1898) / Fernand Khnopff
- An Early Appraisal of Puvis de Chavannes (1861) / Theophile Gautier
- Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1886) / Jules Laforgue
- Gustave Moreau (1889) / Joris-Karl Huysmans
- Fine Arts: Odilon Redon (1882) / Emile Hennequin
- Excerpts from To Oneself (1898-1909) / Odilon Redon
- Odilon Redon (1894) / Andre Mellerio
- A Symbolist Painter: Fernand Khnopff (1887) / Emile Verhaeren
- The Ten O'Clock Lecture (1885) / James McNeill Whistler
- Bocklin's Villas by the Sea (1895) / William Ritter
- Conversations with Paul Gsell (1911) / Auguste Rodin
- 2. Decorative Arts and Architecture
- Gleanings from the Great Exhibition (1851) / Owen Jones
- The Decorative Arts in Modern Life (1877) / William Morris
- The Spiritual in Art (1884) / Arthur H. Mackmurdo
- In Defense of the Tower (1887) / Gustave Eiffel
- At the Universal Exhibition (1889) / Paul Gauguin
- Ornament in Architecture (1892) / Louis H. Sullivan
- A Clean Sweep for the Future of Art (1894) / Henry van de Velde
- 3. Literary Symbolism
- Baudelaire and the Decadent Movement (1881) / Paul Bourget
- The Art of Poetry (1874) / Paul Verlaine
- The Unsettling of All the Senses (1871) / Arthur Rimbaud
- Interview with Stephane Mallarme (1891) / Jules Huret
- Small Talk - the Theater (1890) / Maurice Maeterlinck
- Notes on Wagnerian Painting (1886) / Teodor de Wyzewa
- A Literary Manifesto - Symbolism (1886) / Jean Moreas
- 4. The Post-Impressionists
- Neo-Impressionism (1887) / Felix Feneon
- Aesthetic and Technical Note (1890) / Georges Seurat
- Introduction to a Scientific Aesthetics (1885) / Charles Henry
- Seurat (1891) / Gustave Kahn
- Anarchist Sympathies (1894) / Paul Signac
- Cloisonism (1888) / Edouard Dujardin
- Ensor's Vision (1908) / Emile Verhaeren
- Letters to Emile Schuffenecker (1885, 1888) / Paul Gauguin
- Symbolism in Painting: Paul Gauguin (1891) / G.-Albert Aurier
- Letter to Andre Fontainas (1899) / Paul Gauguin
- Letters on The Night Cafe (1888) / Vincent van Gogh
- The Lonely Ones - Vincent van Gogh (1890) / G.-Albert Aurier
- Cezanne (1888) / Joris-Karl Huysmans
- Excerpts from His Letters (1904, 1906) / Paul Cezanne
- Nabi Principles (1889) / Paul Serusier
- The Nabis in 1890 / Maurice Denis
- The "Saint-Cloud" Manifesto (1889-90?) / Edvard Munch
- The Mission of the Artist (1897) / Ferdinand Hodler
- 5. The Artists of the Soul
- The Salons of 1895 / Roger Marx
- Materialism in Art (1881) / Josephin Peladan
- In Search of the Holy Grail (1888) / Josephin Peladan
- Florence, Botticelli, La Primavera (1896) / Armand Point
- The Artists of the Soul (1896) / Octave Mirbeau
- Epilogue: Formalist Criticism and Harbingers of Surrealism
- Post Impressionism (1911) / Roger Fry
- The French Post-Impressionists (1912) / Roger Fry
- Cezanne's Pure Form (1914) / Clive Bell
- The Funeral of Style (1902) / Remy de Gourmont
- The Dissociation of Ideas (1900) / Remy de Gourmont
- Barnum (1902) / Alfred Jarry
- The New Spirit and the Poets (1917-18) / Guillaume Apollinaire.
- Prologue: Baudelaire, Delacroix, and the Premises of Symbolist Aesthetics Correspondences (c. 1852-56?) / Charles Baudelaire
- 1. Romantic Symbolists. Hand and Soul (1850) / Dante Gabriel Rossetti. On His Beata Beatrix (1871) / Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Letters to His Family (1854) / Edward Burne-Jones. Poems by William Morris (1868) / Walter Pater. Memories of Burne-Jones (1898) / Fernand Khnopff. An Early Appraisal of Puvis de Chavannes (1861) / Theophile Gautier. Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1886) / Jules Laforgue. Gustave Moreau (1889) / Joris-Karl Huysmans. Fine Arts: Odilon Redon (1882) / Emile Hennequin. Excerpts from To Oneself (1898-1909) / Odilon Redon. Odilon Redon (1894) / Andre Mellerio. A Symbolist Painter: Fernand Khnopff (1887) / Emile Verhaeren. The Ten O'Clock Lecture (1885) / James McNeill Whistler. Bocklin's Villas by the Sea (1895) / William Ritter. Conversations with Paul Gsell (1911) / Auguste Rodin
- 2. Decorative Arts and Architecture. Gleanings from the Great Exhibition (1851) / Owen Jones. The Decorative Arts in Modern Life (1877) / William Morris. The Spiritual in Art (1884) / Arthur H. Mackmurdo. In Defense of the Tower (1887) / Gustave Eiffel. At the Universal Exhibition (1889) / Paul Gauguin. Ornament in Architecture (1892) / Louis H. Sullivan. A Clean Sweep for the Future of Art (1894) / Henry van de Velde
- 3. Literary Symbolism. Baudelaire and the Decadent Movement (1881) / Paul Bourget. The Art of Poetry (1874) / Paul Verlaine. The Unsettling of All the Senses (1871) / Arthur Rimbaud. Interview with Stephane Mallarme (1891) / Jules Huret. Small Talk - the Theater (1890) / Maurice Maeterlinck. Notes on Wagnerian Painting (1886) / Teodor de Wyzewa. A Literary Manifesto - Symbolism (1886) / Jean Moreas
- 4. The Post-Impressionists. Neo-Impressionism (1887) / Felix Feneon. Aesthetic and Technical Note (1890) / Georges Seurat. Introduction to a Scientific Aesthetics (1885) / Charles Henry. Seurat (1891) / Gustave Kahn. Anarchist Sympathies (1894) / Paul Signac. Cloisonism (1888) / Edouard Dujardin. Ensor's Vision (1908) / Emile Verhaeren. Letters to Emile Schuffenecker (1885, 1888) / Paul Gauguin. Symbolism in Painting: Paul Gauguin (1891) / G.-Albert Aurier. Letter to Andre Fontainas (1899) / Paul Gauguin. Letters on The Night Cafe (1888) / Vincent van Gogh. The Lonely Ones - Vincent van Gogh (1890) / G.-Albert Aurier. Cezanne (1888) / Joris-Karl Huysmans. Excerpts from His Letters (1904, 1906) / Paul Cezanne. Nabi Principles (1889) / Paul Serusier. The Nabis in 1890 / Maurice Denis. The "Saint-Cloud" Manifesto (1889-90?) / Edvard Munch. The Mission of the Artist (1897) / Ferdinand Hodler
- 5. The Artists of the Soul. The Salons of 1895 / Roger Marx. Materialism in Art (1881) / Josephin Peladan. In Search of the Holy Grail (1888) / Josephin Peladan. Florence, Botticelli, La Primavera (1896) / Armand Point. The Artists of the Soul (1896) / Octave Mirbeau
- Epilogue: Formalist Criticism and Harbingers of Surrealism. Post Impressionism (1911) / Roger Fry. The French Post-Impressionists (1912) / Roger Fry. Cezanne's Pure Form (1914) / Clive Bell. The Funeral of Style (1902) / Remy de Gourmont. The Dissociation of Ideas (1900) / Remy de Gourmont. Barnum (1902) / Alfred Jarry. The New Spirit and the Poets (1917-18) / Guillaume Apollinaire.