Voyelles
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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.
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- Author
- Arthur Rimbaud
- First published
- 1989
- Editions
- 4
- Subjects
- Vowels, Poetry
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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 ==
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