An anthology of works by nineteenth-century French poet Paul Verlaine, presenting both the French texts and new translations and setting the poems in the context of Verlaine’s troubled life and his literary development.
Originally published in 1942, this book contains the French text of Paul Verlaine's 1880 poetry collection 'Sagesse'. The poems deal frequently with the challenges of growing up, and are prefaced with an introduction on Verlaine's poetry and dramatic youth.