The Road to Imagism, Pt. 1: 19th Century Origins

Topics discussed in this episode include: -What is Modernism?-Various dichotomies-The French origins of Modernism-Charles Baudelaire and the Decadent movement-Stephane Mallarme and Symbolism/Impressionism-Eliot, Laforgue, Corbiere, and "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"-Hugo vs. Baudelaire-Edgar Poe's "The Philosophy of Composition" and "On the Poetic Principle"-Theophile Gautier's "Emaux et Camees" and Aestheticism-"L'Art" by Theophile Gautier-Parnassianism, pseudo-classicism, and convergent evolution-Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason" and "Critique of Judgement"-Noumenal vs. Phenomenal-Buddhism and the Four Noble Truths-Arthur Schopenhauer's "The World as Will and Representation"-Interested and Disinterested Pleasure -"Le Vent Froid de la Nuit" by Leconte de Lisle-"The Convergence of the Twain" by Thomas Hardy-"The Eagle" and "The Kraken" by Alfred Lord Tennyson-"La Mort de L'Aigle" by Jose Maria de Heredia-Dinggedicht and Rilke's "Neue Gedichte"-"Schlangen-Beschworung" by Rainer Maria Rilke-"On Naive and Sentimental Poetry" by Friedrich Schiller-The second coming of Parnassianism...Support the showVISIT MY WEBSITE HERE.BUY VERSECRAFT MERCH HERE.VISIT THE VERSECRAFT SUBSTACK HERE.Please subscribe, rate, and review! Thanks so much for listening.You can leave me a tip, support the podcast, or request a commission here! TikTok:  @versecraftSend me a note at: [email protected] favorite poetry podcasts for: Sharp thoughts and cutting truths (Matthew): Sleerickets  Lovely introspection and sensitive reflection (Alice): Poetry Says The landscape of Ohioan poetry (Jeremy): Poetry Spotlight  Supported in part by The Ohio Poetry AssociationArt by David Anthony KlugList of the most common metrical feet: Iamb: weak-STRONG (u /)Trochee: STRONG-weak (/ u)Anapest: weak-weak-STRONG (u u /)Amphibrach: weak-STRONG-weak (u / u)Dactyl: STRONG-weak-weak (/ u u)Cretic: STRONG-weak-STRONG (/ u /)Pyrrhic: weak-weak (u u)Spondee: STRONG-STRONG (/ /)