Voyelles
Sign in to savethumb|A reading in French of Voyelles "Voyelles" or "Vowels" is a sonnet in alexandrines by Arthur Rimbaud, written in 1871 but first published in 1883. Its theme is the different characters of the vowels, which it associates with those of colours. It has become one of the most studied poems in the French language, provoking very diverse interpretations.
Key facts
- Poem.name
- Voyelles
- Poem.image
- Rimbaud manuscrit Voyelles.jpg
- Poem.caption
- Autograph manuscript of the poem in the , Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, France
- Poem.author
- Arthur Rimbaud
- Poem.written
- 1871
- Poem.country
- France
- Poem.language
- French
- Poem.form
- Sonnet
- Poem.publication_date
- 1883
- Poem.wikisource
- Vowels
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Key dates
- Published
- 5 October 1883
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Arthur Rimbaud
- Genre
- poetry
- Country of origin
- France
- Main subject
- synesthesia
- Image
- Rimbaud manuscrit Voyelles.jpg
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- P407
- French
- P6216
- public domain
- P7937
- poem
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Text
- Interpretations and analyses
- Claude Lévi-Strauss
- Note
- References
thumb|A reading in French of Voyelles "Voyelles" or "Vowels" is a sonnet in alexandrines by Arthur Rimbaud, written in 1871 but first published in 1883. Its theme is the different characters of the vowels, which it associates with those of colours. It has become one of the most studied poems in the French language, provoking very diverse interpretations.
== History ==