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Poe and the Symbolists

By Cecil Campbell, exhibition and engagement student lead for the Main Library Gallery. The Symbolist Movement took place in France and Belgium in the late 19th century as a response to styles that emphasized realistic and classical forms. Visitors to the Main Library Gallery’s spring 2025 exhibit, A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in theContinue reading “Poe and the Symbolists”

Remaking rules: artist interpretations of  “Un coup de dés”

By Cecil Campbell, exhibition and engagement student lead for the Main Library Gallery. Written by French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé, “Un coup de dés jamais n’abolira le hasard” has confounded and inspired artists and poetry enthusiasts for over 128 years. The reason for this is attributed to the way the words in the poem areContinue reading “Remaking rules: artist interpretations of  “Un coup de dés””