Symbolism 2

What was the main goal of the Symbolism art movement?

• • To promote naturalism and realism in art

• • To represent absolute truths symbolically through language and metaphorical images

• • To create art without any symbolic meaning

• • To focus on abstract expressionism

Which literary work marked the origin of the Symbolist style?

• • Les Fleurs du mal by Charles Baudelaire

• • The works of Edgar Allan Poe

• • Paul Verlaine's novels

• • Stéphane Mallarmé's poems

Who articulated the Symbolist aesthetic in the 1880s?

• • Charles Baudelaire

• • Stéphane Mallarmé

• • Jean Moréas

• • Paul Verlaine

From which language is the term 'symbol' derived?

• • Latin

• • Greek

• • German

• • French

What was symbolism primarily a reaction against?

• • Surrealism and impressionism

• • Naturalism and realism

• • Romanticism and classicism

• • Minimalism and abstract art

When was the Symbolist Manifesto published?

• • 25 December 1895

• • 10 July 1875

• • 1 January 1900

• • 18 September 1886

Who were named as the three leading poets of the Symbolist movement in the Symbolist Manifesto?

• • Joris-Karl Huysmans, Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Verlaine

• • Arthur Rimbaud, François Coppée, Théophile Gautier

• • Charles Baudelaire, Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Verlaine

• • Jean Moréas, Joséphin Péladan, Théophile Gautier

Who coined the term 'symbolist' to distinguish the Symbolists from the related Decadents of literature and art?

• • Stéphane Mallarmé

• • Edgar Allan Poe

• • Jean Moréas

• • Paul Verlaine

What was Symbolism primarily a reaction against?

• • Parnassianism

• • Decadence

• • Naturalism

• • Realism

Which writer began as a naturalist before becoming a symbolist due to increasing interest in religion and spirituality?

• • Théophile Gautier

• • François Coppée

• • Jean Moréas

• • Joris-Karl Huysmans