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Poems Under Saturn is the first complete English translation of the collection that announced Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) as a poet of promise and originality, one who would come to be regarded as one of the greatest of nineteenth-century writers. This new translation, by respected contemporary poet Karl Kirchwey, faithfully renders the collection's heady mix of classical learning and earthy sensuality in poems whose rhythm and rhyme represent one of the supreme accomplishments of French verse. Restoring frequently anthologized poems to the context in which they originally appeared, Poems Under Saturn testifies to the blazing talents for which Verlaine is celebrated. The poems display precocious virtuosity, mingling the attractions of the flesh with the longings of the spirit. Greek and Hindu myth give way to intimate erotic meditations and wickedly satirical society portraits, mythological landscapes alternate with gritty narratives of mid-nineteenth century Paris, visions of happiness yield to nightmarish glimpses of deep alienation, and real and imaginary characters--including Achilles, Valmiki, Charlemagne, and Spain's baleful King Philip II--all figure as the subject matter of a supremely ambitious young poet. Poems Under Saturn presents the extraordinary devotion and intense musicality of an artist for whom poetry remained the one true passion.

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Leaving Parnassus: The Lyric Subject in Verlaine and Rimbaud considers how the crisis of the lyric subject in the middle of the nineteenth century in France is a direct response to the aesthetic principles of Parnassian poetry, which dominated the second half of the century much more than critics often think. The poets considered here rebel against the strict confines of traditional and contemporary poetry and attempt to create radically new discursive practices. Specifically, the close readings of poems apply recent studies of subjectivity in poetry and focus on the works of Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud to see how each subverts the dominant tradition of French poetry in a unique way. Whereas previous studies considered isolated aspects of each poet’s lyric subject, Leaving Parnassus shows that the situation of the lyric is a source of subversion throughout the poets’ entire work, and as such it is crucial to our full understanding of their respective innovations.

French poetry --- History and criticism --- Verlaine, Paul, --- Rimbaud, Arthur, --- Criticism and interpretation --- Rimbaud, Arthur --- Verlaine, Paul --- Parnassianism --- Subjectivity in literature. --- Parnassiens --- Parnassism --- Art for art's sake (Movement) --- Poetry, Modern --- History and criticism. --- Verlaine, Paul Marie --- Rempō, Arthouros, --- Rimbaud, Jean Nicolas Arthur, --- Rimbaud, Jean-Arthur, --- Nan-po, Ya-se, --- Nan-po, --- Rembo, --- Rembo, Artur, --- Rambo, Z'an Artur, --- Rimbaud, J. A., --- Bava, Alcide, --- Rembo, Arti︠u︡r, --- Rāmbū, Ārthar, --- רימבו, ארתור, --- רמבו, ארתור, --- רעמבא, ארטור, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- ランボオ, アルチュウル --- ランボー, アルチュール --- French poetry - 19th century - History and criticism --- Verlaine, Paul, - 1844-1896 - Criticism and interpretation --- Rimbaud, Arthur, - 1854-1891 - Criticism and interpretation --- Verlaine, Paul, - 1844-1896 --- Rimbaud, Arthur, - 1854-1891 --- Rimbaud, Arthur (1854-1891) --- Verlaine, Paul (1844-1896) --- Lyrisme (littérature) --- Critique et interprétation --- 19e siècle