Aus dem Inhalt:

Chapter 1

Gustave Moreau as a pioneer in the symbolist use of myth: 'le Sphinx des peintres'

Chapter 2

Moreau's inspirational role for Heredia and Moréas: documentary evidence

Chapter 3

A heroic drama of desire: myth in Heredia's Trophées in the light of Moreau's painting

Chapter 4

In search of the fair lady: Moreau and the Symbolist verse of Moréas

Chapter 5

The poet and the warrior: the Symbolist context of myth in Stefan George's verse before 1901

Chapter 6

The temple of all gods: Valerii Bryusov's mythological verse (1895-1909) and its Symbolist inspiration

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