The Poetry of Hugo von Hofmannsthal and French Symbolism

by Robert Vilain

Overview

This study suggests that Hugo von Hofmannsthal's early interest in the works of the French Symbolists had an inhibiting effect on his own poetry and contributed to the famous "Chandos crisis" in 1902.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198160038
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/17/2000
Series:	Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs
Pages:	388
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 5.60(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Royal Holloway, University of London

Table of Contents

IntroductionMapping the terrain: Symbolism in Vienna in the early 1890sForm and identity: Hofmannsthal and the Symbolist aesthetic'Symbolismus: Meine Definitionen': early poems and the presence of Stefan GeorgeThe consequences of Symbolism: hesitations, problems and a solutionTaking stock: 'Das Gespräch über Gedichte'Postscript and conclusion: Hofmannsthal and RimbaudNotesTranslationsBiographical NotesBibliographyIndex