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Paul Verlaine was a French poet who lived from 1844 to 1896 and is considered one of the important literary figures of his era. He is remembered for his innovative approach to poetry and his influence on French literary traditions during the 19th century.
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Paul-Marie Verlaine (French IPA: [vɛʀˈlɛn]) (March 30, 1844 – January 8, 1896) is considered one of the greatest French poets of the "fin de siècle". <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Paul+Verlaine">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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- “Les sanglots longsDes violonsDe l'automneBlessent mon cœurD'une langueurMonotone.”
- “Et je m'en vaisAu vent mauvaisQui m'emporteDeçà, delà,Pareil à laFeuille morte.”
- “La lune blancheLuit dans les bois;De chaque branchePart une voixSous la ramée.”
- “Il pleure dans mon cœur Comme il pleut sur la ville.Quelle est cette langueurQui pénètre mon cœur?”
- “C'est bien la pire peineDe ne savoir pourquoiSans amour et sans haineMon cœur a tant de peine!”
- “Qu'as-tu fait, ô toi que voilàPleurant sans cesse,Dis, qu'as-tu fait, toi que voilàDe ta jeunesse?”
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Paul Marie Verlaine (/vɛərˈlɛn/ vair-LEN; French: [pɔl maʁi vɛʁlɛn]; 30 March 1844 – 8 January 1896) was a French poet, writer and critic associated with the Symbolist, Parnassianist and Decadent movements. He is considered one of the paramount exponents of the fin de siècle in French and international poetry.
Born in Metz to a petit-bourgeois family, Verlaine bore a lifelong interest in the arts, whether literary, musical or visual. His début collection, Poèmes saturniens (1866), were released at the age of twenty-two; they were published by Alphonse Lemerre. Verlaine's tempestuous sexual relationship with young poet Arthur Rimbaud (ten years his junior and under eighteen years, and while he himself had a wife and infant son), a fellow member of the Zutistes, aroused great controversy. The couple would peregrinate throughout England and Belgium until their split in 1873, which was caused by him wounding Rimbaud with a revolver. Following trial, Verlaine was sentenced to two years in prison for battery and sodomy. During his sentence, Verlaine reverted to practising Catholicism and composed Sagesse (published 1880), Jadis et naguère (published 1884) and Parallèlement (published 1889). As his reputation grew, he became increasingly haunted by guilt and paranoia, lapsing into depression, alcohol and chemical abuse and disease, culminating in his death in Paris from acute pneumonia.
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