The Art of Poetry (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Paul Verlaine
- First Published: 1882
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: France or French people, Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, Literature, Art or artists, Poetry or poets, Writing, Creative process
The Poem
“The Art of Poetry” is divided into nine quatrains with a rhyme scheme of abba (the French rime embrassée), though the C. F. MacIntyre translation of the poem has a rhyme scheme of abab. Each verse has nine syllables. The title suggests an addition to the venerable tradition begun by the Ars poetica (c. 17 b.c.e.), in which the Latin poet Horace established rules for the writing of poetry. He inspired countless others, notably the English poets of the Renaissance and the seventeenth century Frenchman Nicolas Boileau, to write their own...
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