"Thematically Innovative And Diverse But Technically Unadventurous" To What Extent Is This Of French Poetry 1840-70
"Thematically Innovative and Diverse but Technically Unadventurous" To what extent is this of French poetry 1840-70
"L'Indécis au Précis se joint" Art Poétique, Paul Verlaine
French poetry between 1840 and 1870 is predominantly marked by the work of Charles Baudelaire and Paul Verlaine.
Baudelaire is most praised for his poetry collection "Les Fleurs du mal", he is considered to be thematically innovative due to his exploration of erotic, aesthetic, and social themes in ways that appalled many of his middle-class readers, and he was accused of obscenity and blasphemy. However, the book became perhaps the most influential collection of lyrics published in Europe in the 19th century mainly due to his diversity and bold approach to poetry.
He is considered to be one of Verlaine's main influences but both poets differ substantially particularly in the goals of their poetry. Baudelaire is attempting to search for the ideal through his poetry and seems tormented by moral......
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