Poète maudit
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A poète maudit is a poet living a life outside or against society. Insanity, crime, violence, abuse of alcohol or other drugs, and in general any societal sin, often resulting in an early death, are t
Poètes maudits Paul Verlaine (far left) and Arthur Rimbaud (second to left) depicted in The Corner of the Table by Henri Fantin-Latour, 1872
Portrait of Charles Baudelaire by Nadar (1855)
Paul Verlaine by Frédéric Bazille (1867)
Comte de Lautréamont by Jacques Lefrère (before 1870)
Paul Verlaine
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Paul Marie Verlaine was a French poet, writer and critic associated with the Symbolist, Parnassianist and Decadent movements. He is considered one of the paramount exponents of the fin de siècle in Fr
Poète maudit
…la race toujours maudite par les puissants de la terre" (the race that will always be cursed by the powerful ones of the earth). Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud are considered typical examples. Lautréamont or Alice de Chambrier are also considered as poètes maudits, as is the American…
Verlaine's birthplace in Metz, today a museum dedicated to his life and œuvre
Plaque in Brussels marking the building where Verlaine shot Rimbaud
Verlaine in 1893; photograph by Otto Wegener