"This is a highly successful study of the development of French Symbolism. It is always on the mark, and it progresses with economy and intelligence to make all of its points. It is unfussy, uncluttered by any kind of pretension that too often passes for scholarship and criticism these days." -Robert T. Denomme, University of VirginiaWallace Fowlie provides an uncommonly well-written survey of French Symbolism by way of analyzing key poems in relation to the historical and literary contexts in which they were written.The literary symbol, as it has been used since Baudelaire's time, has in Fowlie's view a closer relationship with the religious spirit of humanity than with any practical or didactic use. Symbolism has been a major focus of literary study since Baudelaire's Correspondances, which can be seen as a succinct manifesto. It has provided an aesthetic basis for works that have elements of both myth and allegory. These are among the most impressive works of literature since 1850,...

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