Une Charogne

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"Une Charogne" is a famous poem by Charles Baudelaire that starkly juxtaposes the image of a decaying corpse with reflections on beauty, love, and the transience of life.

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Une Charogne canonical 2
Une charogne 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lyric poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
addressedTo a beloved woman ⓘ
author Charles Baudelaire ⓘ
centralContrast corpse and idealized love ⓘ
collection Les Fleurs du mal ⓘ
collectionSection Spleen et Idéal ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
firstPublication Les Fleurs du mal ⓘ
form rhymed stanzas ⓘ
genre poetry ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus classic of French poetry ⓘ
imagery naturalistic and grotesque details ⓘ
vivid description of a decaying corpse ⓘ
influenced decadent literature ⓘ
modern French poetry ⓘ
influencedBy Romantic poetry ⓘ
language French ⓘ
literaryMovement Modernity ⓘ
Symbolism ⓘ
meter alexandrine ⓘ
narrativeVoice first person ⓘ
notableFor exploration of the poet’s role ⓘ
graphic depiction of decomposition ⓘ
juxtaposition of horror and beauty ⓘ
partOf 19th-century French literature ⓘ
philosophicalConcern endurance of art and memory ⓘ
impermanence of physical beauty ⓘ
publicationYear 1857 ⓘ
structure multiple stanzas ⓘ
style ironic ⓘ
macabre ⓘ
realist ⓘ
subjectMatter a rotting animal carcass ⓘ
theme beauty ⓘ
contrast between physical and spiritual ⓘ
corruption of the body ⓘ
death ⓘ
decay ⓘ
love ⓘ
memory ⓘ
mortality ⓘ
time ⓘ
transience of life ⓘ
titleTranslation A Carcass ⓘ
A Piece of Carrion ⓘ
tone meditative ⓘ
provocative ⓘ
shocking ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Les Fleurs du mal → notablePoem → Une Charogne ⓘ
Jeanne Duval → inspiredWork → Une charogne ⓘ
linked to: Une Charogne
Spleen et Idéal → containsPoem → Une Charogne ⓘ