What author?

Question

What author is said to be the forerunner of literary movement known as symbolism.
A). Emile Zola
B). Charles Baudelaire
C). Anton Chekhov
D). Guy de Maupassant

Answer 1

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That depends on what book your test is using for its answer key. The real answer (which is different than the answer your test is asking for) is muddled, as different sources claim different authors as the "forerunner of the literary movement known as symbolism." There is a very good chance that any answer you get on Yahoo answers will be wrong, according to your book (and thus, the test) at least. It just depends on which school of thought the individual answering belongs too.

Answer 2

I believe it is B-Charles Baudelaire. (The previous poster may be correct, but of those you named I believe Baudelaire is right.)

Check http://life-us.blogspot.com/2007/12/symb… and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baudelaire#…

I hope this helps.

Answer 3

our book says
Charles Baudelaire is widely acknowledged to be the forerunner of this movement, and Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine are considered its most prominent practitioners.