Light and obscurity in symbolism
By: edited by Rosina Neginsky and Deborah Cibelli
Edition: 1st unabridged.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781443887595; 9781443885126
Subjects: Symbolism in art; History; Criticism and interpretation; Light in art; Symbolism (Art movement); Symbolisme dans l'art; Histoire; Critique et interprétation; Lumière dans l'art; Symbolisme (Mouvement artistique); Symbolist; Poetry; Sculpture; History of art / art & design styles; ART; Subjects & Themes; General
Description: The idea of light and darkness is one of the central ideas of the Symbolist movement, since this is a movement of contrasts. It encompasses the major themes of Symbolism, such as good and evil, beauty and ugliness, the visible and the invisible, and the divine and the earthly. This volume brings together a range of studies in order to understand the notion of light and darkness and a variety of its Symbolist interpretations. It also stresses the interdisciplinary nature of the concepts of light and darkness in Symbolism, as well as the cohabitation and symbiosis of both, which are together or.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.