Twenty-First-Century Symbolism - Verlaine, Baudelaire, Mallarme

Twenty-First Century Symbolism argues that the writings of Baudelaire, Verlaine and Mallarmé prefigure a view of human subjectivity that can be productive today, as we try to rethink our place in a world dominated by rapid technological developments and wide-ranging ecological changes.

About the author

Nikolaj Lübecker is Professor of French and Film Studies at St John's College, University of Oxford.

Summary

The ambition of the book is therefore twofold: on the one hand, it aims to offer new readings of the three poets, demonstrating their continued relevance for contemporary debates, putting them into dialogue with a philosophical corpus that has not yet played a role in the study of nineteenth century French poetry;

Product details

• Authors: Nikolaj Lubecker
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2024
• EAN: 9781835537329
• ISBN: 978-1-83553-732-9
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies