Aus dem Inhalt:

1. Mapping the Terrain: Symbolism in Vienna in the Early 1890s

2. Form and Identity: Hofmannsthal and the Symbolist Aesthetic

3. 'Symbolismus: Meine Definitionen': Early Poems and the Presence of Stefan George

4. The Consequences of Symbolism: Hesitations, Problems and a Solution

5. Taking Stock: Das Gespräch über Gedichte

6. Postscript and Conclusion: Hofmannsthal and Rimbaud