The poet who pioneered symbolism is the French poet Baudelaire. His relevant knowledge is as follows:
1. Baudelaire is a poet with a unique artistic style. His works are full of unique feelings and thoughts about modern urban life. Baudelaire's poems often use the themes of loneliness, loss and confusion in the city, showing modern people's alienation from modern life and nostalgia for the past.
2. Baudelaire’s poetry not only occupies an important position in the history of French literature, but also has a profound impact on world literature. His poetry inspired the later Symbolist movement and he became one of the pioneers of modernist literature.
3. The Symbolism movement is a literary trend that emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It emphasizes the use of symbols and hints to express thoughts and emotions, and pursues restrained and implicit artistic effects. Symbolist poetry often uses metaphors, personification, suggestion and other techniques to integrate nature and human emotions to express the inner meaning and deep meaning of poetry.
4. Baudelaire’s poetry had a profound impact on the later Symbolism movement. His works inspired later poets to think and express modern life. His poetry not only occupies an important position in the history of French literature, but also has a profound impact on world literature, becoming one of the pioneers of modernist literature.
Related knowledge of Symbolism
1. Symbolism is a literary, artistic and philosophical movement that emphasizes the use of symbols and hints to express thoughts and emotions, and pursues restrained and implicit art. Effect. Symbolism believes that the real world is illusory, and the real reality exists in the human heart. Therefore, it emphasizes exploring the mysteries of human inner world and expressing human feelings and thoughts about life.
2. The origin of symbolism can be traced back to Europe at the end of the 19th century. It was formed in the rebellion against romanticism and realism. Symbolist poets and artists believed that romanticism placed too much emphasis on individual feelings and emotions, while realism described reality too objectively and ignored the complexity and mystery of the human heart.
3. The characteristic of symbolism poetry is the use of symbols and hints to express thoughts and emotions, and the pursuit of implicit and restrained artistic effects. Symbolist poetry often does not describe reality directly, but uses symbols and hints to express feelings and thoughts about life through the exploration of nature, human emotions and life.
4. Symbolist poetry has concise language and vivid imagery, pursuing the inner meaning and deep meaning of poetry. In addition to poetry, symbolism is also widely found in painting, sculpture, music and other artistic fields. Symbolist artists expressed the complexity and mystery of the human heart through the use of color, line, music and other elements.