Aestheticism originated from a loosely organized movement in British art and literature in the late19th century, and was formed in Britain in the late19th century. There are two major factors in the formation of aestheticism: one is the hedonistic criticism of Bede (1839- 1894); Second, Morris's artistic life thought (1834- 1896).
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Characteristics of aestheticism literature;
The pursuit of suggestion rather than statement, the pursuit of sensory enjoyment, the wide application of symbolism, the pursuit of correlation between things-that is, to explore the internal relationship between vocabulary, color and music.
It is generally believed that aestheticism comes down in one continuous line with the symbolism or decadence movement that took place in France at that time, and it is a branch of the international literary movement in Britain. This movement is part of the anti-Victorian trend and has the characteristics of post-romanticism.
Aestheticism is sometimes associated with demonism, but not necessarily with demonism and decadent art, but with sensibility and Renaissance. Sometimes it is combined with mysticism.
Aestheticism influence
1. Aestheticism has a great influence on China's literary world. In 1930s, Xu Zhimo, a scholar of "Crescent School", once flowed into China, and his poems were obviously aesthetical, which was severely denounced by Lu Xun, a China writer.
2. Aestheticism was pioneered by romantic poets john keats and Shelley, and also influenced by pre-Raphael school. In Britain, the most outstanding representatives of aestheticism are Oscar Wilde and algernon Charles Swinburne, both of whom are influenced by French symbolism.
3. Aestheticism has also influenced interior design. Aesthetic interior designers like to decorate with peacock feathers and blue and white porcelain. The aestheticism movement was ridiculed by the magazine Clumsy and Gilbert and Sullivan's opera Patience.
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