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Lifetime: 1818 - 1894 Passed: ≈ 130 years ago

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Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle

Books by Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle

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Poèmes et Poésies

Poetry Philosophy Mythology
Death Tragedy Nature Symbolism Poetry French Literature Despair Pessimism Melancholy Fatalism Orient Exoticism

This collection of poems by Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle, a prominent figure of the Parnassian movement, explores themes of pessimism, fatalism, and the vastness of the universe. Influenced by his upbringing in Réunion, Leconte de Lisle uses v...