Planet Literature

A Look at the Life and Work of the Poet

With Adaptations by Ilona Lay

The life of the French poet Paul Verlaine (1844 – 1896) was marked by inner conflicts and the futile search for a place in life. This is also re­flected in his poems. Their special musicality, however, radiates the very harmony that was denied the poet in his everyday life.

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Image: : Frédéric Bazille (1841 – 1870): Verlaine