Spleen et Idéal
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Spleen et Idéal is the opening and central section of Charles Baudelaire’s poetry collection Les Fleurs du mal, exploring the tension between spiritual aspiration and existential despair.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poetic cycle
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section of a poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith | French Second Empire cultural context ⓘ |
| author | Charles Baudelaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
ideal as spiritual and aesthetic aspiration
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spleen as metaphysical boredom ⓘ |
| containsPoem |
Bénédiction
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Correspondances NERFINISHED ⓘ Hymne à la Beauté NERFINISHED ⓘ La Chevelure NERFINISHED ⓘ La Muse malade NERFINISHED ⓘ La Muse vénale NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Balcon NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Possédé NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Phares NERFINISHED ⓘ L’Albatros NERFINISHED ⓘ Parfum exotique NERFINISHED ⓘ Spleen ("Je suis comme le roi d’un pays pluvieux") NERFINISHED ⓘ Spleen ("J’ai plus de souvenirs que si j’avais mille ans") NERFINISHED ⓘ Spleen ("Pluviôse, irrité contre la ville entière") NERFINISHED ⓘ Spleen ("Quand le ciel bas et lourd") NERFINISHED ⓘ Une Charogne NERFINISHED ⓘ Élévation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
boredom
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conflict between ideal and spleen ⓘ existential anguish ⓘ fallen spirituality ⓘ melancholy ⓘ search for transcendence ⓘ tension between spiritual aspiration and despair ⓘ urban modern life ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
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symbolist poetry ⓘ |
| hasStructuralRole |
organizes poems around duality of ideal and spleen
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sets philosophical tone for Les Fleurs du mal ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| influenced |
later symbolist poets
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modernist poetry ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Modernity
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Symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPoems | approximately 85 ⓘ |
| partOf | Les Fleurs du mal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInCollection |
central section
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opening section ⓘ |
| publicationInCollection | 1857 ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Spleen and Ideal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
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