Igor Ivanovich Garin. Prophets and poets (№ 428367)

Realizing the vanity of utopia and faith - what did Parnassus oppose to them? - Own lyrics, spell lyrics, poetry, communion with a miracle, the sacred Verb. Lecomte de Lisle considered his associates a new theocracy, professing the religion of the Beauty of poetry, priests of their own truth. It really was a cult - a cult of culture and art.