Three Moments in Paris (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Mina Loy
- First Published: 1915
- Type of Work: Poetic sequence/satire
- Genres: Satire, Free verse, Poetry, Lyric sequence
- Subjects: France or French people, Love or romance, Gender roles, Art or artists, Paris, Painting or painters, Cubism, Futurism
The Poem
“Three Moments in Paris” is a three-poem sequence in free verse, each poem numbered and titled. “One O’Clock at Night” contains twenty-nine lines, and both “Café du Néant” and “Magasins du Louvre” contain thirty-six. Stanza lengths vary in all three poems. The point of view also varies; Loy uses a first-person voice in the first and third poems, and a third-person voice in the second poem. The shift in voice can best be understood in the light of the title’s significance and of developments in art at the beginning of the twentieth century. Cubist...
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