Literary Impressionism is influenced by the EuropeanImpressionist art movement; as such, many writers adopted a style that relied on associations. The DutchTachtigers explicitly tried to incorporate Impressionism into their prose, poems, and other literary works. Much of what has been called "impressionist" literature is subsumed into several other categories, especiallySymbolism, its chief exponents beingBaudelaire,Mallarmé,Rimbaud,Verlaine andLaforgue, andthe Imagists. It focuses on a particular character's perception of events. The edges of reality are blurred by choosing points of view that lie outside the norm.[1][2][3]
Impressionistic literature can be simply defined as when an author centers their story or attention on the character's mental life (such as the character's impressions, feelings, sensations and emotions) rather than trying to interpret them, or "narrates events from an optically restricted rather than omniscient perspective".[4] Authors such asVirginia Woolf (Mrs Dalloway) andJoseph Conrad (Heart of Darkness and "The Lagoon") are among the foremost creators of the form. These novels have been said to be the finest examples of a genre which is not easily comprehensible.[5]
The term is used to describe a work of literature characterized by the selection of a few details to convey the sense impressions left by an incident or scene. This style of writing occurs when characters, scenes, or actions are portrayed from a subjective point of view of reality.[3]
InRussian literature, the modernist novelistAleksey Remizov is considered the most impressionist author.
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