Les Poètes maudits

Author

Paul Verlaine

Language

French

Year

1884

Country

France

Genre

Nonfiction Book (Treatise, History, Biography, or Book-Length Essay)

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A poète maudit is a poet living a life outside or against society. Insanity, crime, violence, abuse of alcohol or other drugs, and in general any societal sin, often resulting in an early death, are typical elements of the biography of a poète maudit.