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Wave nature of light and impressionism - Poetry of Verlaine

  • 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities
  • 2024, 17(2), pp.133-168
  • DOI : 10.22901/trans.2024.17.2.133
  • Publisher : Ewha Institute for the Humanities: EIH
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
  • Received : September 14, 2024
  • Accepted : October 11, 2024
  • Published : October 31, 2024

In-Ryeong CHOI 1

1서울대학교

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ABSTRACT

This article employs an interdisciplinary approach to examine the relationship between the art of Impressionism and the wave nature of light, which represents a significant advancement in nineteenth-century physics research.   To achieve this, we first examine the advancement of our understanding of light from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century. During this period, our perception of light shifted from that of a solid particle to a flexible wave, manifesting as a free and subtle phenomenon. Subsequently, we highlight the intimate connection between the undulatory nature of light and the art of Impressionism, which emerged with the resurgence of sensation, a concept that had been marginalized and discredited since Descartes. We illustrate how the undulatory nature of light serves as a pivotal element in evolving impressions. To substantiate our argument, we conclude by examining Verlaine's anthology of poems, "Poèmes saturniens," which exemplifies the hallmarks of Impressionism, juxtaposed against Monet's artistic oeuvre.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.