Word: parnassieus
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...Belgium, the prose writers also play a part,--besides Charles Lemonnier there were many excellent writers, who in short tales and novels told stories of Flemish life. At the outset of the symbolistic movement, the Belgian poets separated into two parties--the conservatives, who accepted the theories of the Parnassieus; and the ultra-symbolists. The dramas of Maeterlinck are the works of a true poet. He has written "Les Aveugles," "La Princess Malame," and "Pelleas et Melisande." He has also written two books on morals and metaphysics, "Le Tresor des Humble," and "La Sagesse de la Destinee...
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