Difference between revisions of "Paul Verlaine"

From QueerBio.com
Jump to: navigation, search
m (1 revision)
 
(2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 +
[[File:paulverlaine.png|200px|thumb|left|Paul Verlaine]]
 +
 
==Country==
 
==Country==
  
Line 11: Line 13:
 
Poet
 
Poet
  
==Notable Achievements==
+
==Description==
  
 +
Symbolist poet, noted for  'Long Ago and Not So Long Ago' (1884).  Inspiration for composers, including Faure and Debussy.  Had a tempestuous relationship with poet [[Arthur Rimbaud]].  Declined into a period of alcoholism and drugs from which he died.
  
 +
==Further Reading/Research==
  
==Description==
+
* http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/paul-verlaine
 +
* http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/paul-verlaine
  
Symbolist poet, noted for  'Long Ago and Not So Long Ago' (1884)
+
<html><br />
 +
<a href="#"
 +
  onclick="
 +
    window.open(
 +
      'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u='+encodeURIComponent(location.href),
 +
      'facebook-share-dialog',
 +
      'width=626,height=436');
 +
    return false;">
 +
  Share on Facebook
 +
</a></html>

Latest revision as of 19:41, 17 July 2014

Paul Verlaine

Country

France

Birth - Death

1844 - 1896

Occupation

Poet

Description

Symbolist poet, noted for 'Long Ago and Not So Long Ago' (1884). Inspiration for composers, including Faure and Debussy. Had a tempestuous relationship with poet Arthur Rimbaud. Declined into a period of alcoholism and drugs from which he died.

Further Reading/Research


Share on Facebook