Paul Verlaine

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Paul Verlaine, detail from Un Coin de table, oil painting by Henri Fantin-Latour, 1872; in the Louvre, Paris.

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Also Known As	Paul-Marie Verlaine
Born	March 30, 1844 • Metz • France
Died	January 8, 1896 (aged 51) • Paris • France
Notable Works	“Confessions, notes autobiographiques” • “Fêtes galantes” • “Jadis et naguère” • “Les Hommes d’aujourd’hui” • “Les Poètes maudits” • “Mes Hôpitaux” • “Mes Prisons” • “Poèmes saturniens” • “Romances sans paroles” • “Sagesse”
Movement / Style	Symbolism • Decadent • Parnassian

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Paul Verlaine, detail from Un Coin de table, oil painting by Henri Fantin-Latour, 1872; in the Louvre, Paris.

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