Parnassian Poets Definition | What is Parnassian Poets? - PoetrySoup
Definition
Group of 19th century French poets (including Leconte de Lisle) who reacted against the excesses of romanticism - favouring instead restraint and objectivity. See also the symbolist poets who, in turn, reacted against the objectivity of the Parnassians.
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