FROM POETIC FORMS OF ROMANTIC RHETORIC TO SYMBOLIST INNOVATIONS
FROM POETIC FORMS OF ROMANTIC RHETORIC TO SYMBOLIST INNOVATIONS

Summary/Abstract: The romantic current that dominated in the first half of the 19th century was characterized by the appreciation of nature, subjectivity and individual passion. At the same time, the symbol during this period was often linked to nature and strong emotions, being used to express the depth of human experience. One of the most well-known ways through which this phenomenon is possible is the dream, relatively accessible to everyone. It will have the ability to change social conditions, to penetrate horizons inaccessible to reality and even to change the natural order of things. As far as romantic symbols are concerned, however, it can be easily discerned that they vary by culture, historical period, and individuality, yet there are a few elements that have often become associated with romance in general. Used later by the Symbolist movement too, they discovered their dual uses, both aiming often the expression of emotions and subtle meanings. So, symbols like the North Star, heart, roses, birds, moon, bridge, colors, waves and sea, geometric symbols like rings, circle or spirals, dream and subconscious, as well as books of poetry or writings were no longer just means of personal expression or direct representations of nature, but had become means by which to convey abstract ideas and subtle feelings.

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