Paul VerlaineBirth Chart
Paul-Marie Verlaine
30/03/1844 21:00
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Metz
France
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Paul Verlaine was a French poet and literary critic, a central figure in the shift toward modern poetry and one of the key names of late 19th-century symbolism and decadence. His work emphasizes rhythm, sonority, and sensory imagery, seeking a “pure poetry” that would reject rhetorical artifice. His first collection, Poèmes saturniens (1866), revealed him as an original voice against the dominant Parnassianism. His intense and conflictive personal life shaped both his biography and his work: the relationship with Arthur Rimbaud, his involvement in the Paris Commune, and the episode in Brussels that led to imprisonment all became poetic material. During his confinement he rediscovered the Catholic faith and produced poems that were later included in collections such as Sagesse (1880). Throughout his career, Verlaine influenced musicians and artists, inspiring compositions by Gabriel Fauré and Claude Debussy and portraits by prominent painters. Despite alcoholism and poverty in his later years, his work was reassessed and established him as a literary reference; in 1894 he was elected “Prince of Poets.” His legacy endures in the sonic and musical emphasis of modern poetry.
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