象征主义比“象征主义”和“象征派”这两个更能引起争议的概念,是不多的。魏尔伦早已叫嚷过:“象征主义?没听说过!大约是个德国字吧!”凡是著名的象征主义诗人,没有一个不极其勉强地在口头上把这个标(?)接受下来,把它当成一个较为方便的称号而已。然而文艺批评家与文学史家又倾向于逐渐地扩大它的范围,以致于最终把它说成是浪漫主义的尾声。其实,当人们对象征主义在历史上的演变,地域方面的伸展,美学的内容,以及它的种种表现,加以研究的话,就能够看出象 Symbolism is scarcer than the more controversial concepts of “symbolism” and “symbolism.” Verlainen has already cried out: “Symbolism? Never heard of it! About a German word!” None of the famous symbolism poets accepted the mark (?) Verbally acceptably as a More convenient title only. However, literary critics and literary historians also tended to gradually expand its scope so that it could eventually be described as the end of romanticism. In fact, when people study the history of symbolism in history, geographical extension, the content of aesthetics and its various manifestations, we can see that