Sagesse

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Sagesse is a collection of deeply spiritual and introspective poems by Paul Verlaine, reflecting his religious crisis and search for inner peace.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Sagesse canonical 3
Sagesse, Livre I 1
Sagesse, Livre II 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
poetry collection
author Paul Verlaine
countryOfOrigin France
follows Romances sans paroles
genre lyric poetry
poetry
religious poetry
hasPart Sagesse, Livre I
linked to: Sagesse

Sagesse, Livre II
linked to: Sagesse

Sagesse, Livre III
linked to: Sagesse
hasPoeticForm lyric verse
hasSubject grace
humility
resignation to God’s will
sin and forgiveness
influencedBy Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Paul Verlaine’s conversion experience
language French
literaryMovement Decadent movement
linked to: Decadentism

Symbolism
literarySignificance key work in Verlaine’s spiritual evolution
major work of French religious poetry
mainTheme Catholic faith
religious crisis
repentance
search for inner peace
spiritual introspection
suffering and consolation
notablePoem Bon chevalier masqué
Green
Mon Dieu m’a dit
originalTitle Sagesse
periodOfAuthor Verlaine’s late period
publicationYear 1881
publisher Alphonse Lemerre NERFINISHED
setting primarily spiritual and interior
styleCharacteristic emotional sincerity
musicality of verse
simple diction
use of biblical allusions
timePeriodOfComposition late 1870s
titleMeaning wisdom in French
tone meditative
mystical
penitential

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Referenced by (6)

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Paul Verlaine notableWork Sagesse
Sagesse hasPart Sagesse, Livre I
linked to: Sagesse
Sagesse hasPart Sagesse, Livre II
linked to: Sagesse
Sagesse hasPart Sagesse, Livre III
linked to: Sagesse
Sagesse originalTitle Sagesse