Symbolism
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Symbolism was a late 19th-century artistic and literary movement that emphasized dreams, emotions, and ideas through metaphorical and often mystical imagery rather than direct representation.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Symbolism canonical | 517 |
| European Symbolism | 4 |
| Symbolism (art movement) | 2 |
| European symbolism | 1 |
| Symbolism (in painting) | 1 |
| Symbolism (literature) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T117520 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Symbolism Context triple: [Post-Impressionism, influencedBy, Symbolism]
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Romanticism
Romanticism was a late 18th- and 19th-century artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that emphasized emotion, individualism, imagination, and a deep appreciation of nature and the sublime in reaction against Enlightenment rationalism and industrialization.
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Realism
Realism is a literary and artistic movement that focuses on depicting everyday life and ordinary people with truthful, unembellished detail.
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Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism is a 19th-century American philosophical and literary movement that emphasized individual intuition, spiritual insight, and the inherent goodness of people and nature in opposition to materialism and institutional authority.
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Gothic literature
Gothic literature is a genre of fiction that emerged in the late 18th century, characterized by mysterious and supernatural elements, dark and atmospheric settings, and themes of terror, decay, and the uncanny.
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Letters, Science, Art
"Letters, Science, Art" is the Latin-inspired motto of Rice University, expressing its commitment to the humanities, scientific inquiry, and creative disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Symbolism Target entity description: Symbolism was a late 19th-century artistic and literary movement that emphasized dreams, emotions, and ideas through metaphorical and often mystical imagery rather than direct representation.
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A.
Romanticism
Romanticism was a late 18th- and 19th-century artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that emphasized emotion, individualism, imagination, and a deep appreciation of nature and the sublime in reaction against Enlightenment rationalism and industrialization.
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B.
Realism
Realism is a literary and artistic movement that focuses on depicting everyday life and ordinary people with truthful, unembellished detail.
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C.
Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism is a 19th-century American philosophical and literary movement that emphasized individual intuition, spiritual insight, and the inherent goodness of people and nature in opposition to materialism and institutional authority.
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D.
Gothic literature
Gothic literature is a genre of fiction that emerged in the late 18th century, characterized by mysterious and supernatural elements, dark and atmospheric settings, and themes of terror, decay, and the uncanny.
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Letters, Science, Art
"Letters, Science, Art" is the Latin-inspired motto of Rice University, expressing its commitment to the humanities, scientific inquiry, and creative disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
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cultural movement ⓘ literary movement ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Romanticism ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
emphasis on dreams
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emphasis on emotions ⓘ emphasis on ideas ⓘ interest in spirituality ⓘ interest in the occult ⓘ rejection of naturalism ⓘ rejection of realism ⓘ suggestive rather than descriptive representation ⓘ use of metaphorical imagery ⓘ use of mystical imagery ⓘ |
| hasCountryOfOrigin |
Belgium
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France ⓘ |
| hasField |
decorative arts
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literature ⓘ music ⓘ theatre ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Aestheticism
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Art Nouveau ⓘ Decadentism ⓘ
surface form:
Decadent movement
Expressionism ⓘ Modernism ⓘ Surrealism ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
correspondences between senses
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subjective experience ⓘ suggestion over statement ⓘ synesthesia ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Arthur Rimbaud
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Aubrey Beardsley ⓘ Charles Baudelaire ⓘ Edvard Munch ⓘ Fernand Khnopff ⓘ Gustav Klimt ⓘ Gustave Moreau ⓘ Jean Moréas ⓘ Joris-Karl Huysmans ⓘ Maurice Maeterlinck ⓘ Odilon Redon ⓘ Paul Gauguin ⓘ Paul Verlaine ⓘ Pierre Puvis de Chavannes ⓘ Stéphane Mallarmé ⓘ W.B. Yeats ⓘ
surface form:
W. B. Yeats
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| hasKeyText | Symbolist Manifesto ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod |
fin de siècle
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
naturalism
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realism in art ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aestheticism
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surface form:
Aesthetic movement
Decadentism ⓘ
surface form:
Decadent movement
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Subject: Symbolism Description of subject: Symbolism was a late 19th-century artistic and literary movement that emphasized dreams, emotions, and ideas through metaphorical and often mystical imagery rather than direct representation.
Referenced by (526)
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