The Poetry of Hugo von Hofmannsthal and French Symbolism [Hardcover]

This study suggests that Hugo von Hofmannsthal's early interest in the works of the French Symbolists had an inhibiting effect on his own poetry and contributed to the famous Chandos crisis in 1902.

Introduction
Mapping the terrain: Symbolism in Vienna in the early 1890s
Form and identity: Hofmannsthal and the Symbolist aesthetic
'Symbolismus: Meine Definitionen': early poems and the presence of Stefan George
The consequences of Symbolism: hesitations, problems and a solution
Taking stock: 'Das Gespr?ch ?ber Gedichte'
Postscript and conclusion: Hofmannsthal and Rimbaud
Notes
Translations
Biographical Notes
Bibliography
Index