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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Une charogne | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poem
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poem ⓘ |
| addressedTo | a beloved woman ⓘ |
| author | Charles Baudelaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralContrast | corpse and idealized love ⓘ |
| collection | Les Fleurs du mal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionSection | Spleen et Idéal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPublication | Les Fleurs du mal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | rhymed stanzas ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | classic of French poetry ⓘ |
| imagery |
naturalistic and grotesque details
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vivid description of a decaying corpse ⓘ |
| influenced |
decadent literature
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modern French poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Romantic poetry ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Modernity
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Symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | alexandrine ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of the poet’s role
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graphic depiction of decomposition ⓘ juxtaposition of horror and beauty ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century French literature ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
endurance of art and memory
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impermanence of physical beauty ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1857 ⓘ |
| structure | multiple stanzas ⓘ |
| style |
ironic
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macabre ⓘ realist ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a rotting animal carcass ⓘ |
| theme |
beauty
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contrast between physical and spiritual ⓘ corruption of the body ⓘ death ⓘ decay ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ time ⓘ transience of life ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
A Carcass
NERFINISHED
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A Piece of Carrion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
meditative
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provocative ⓘ shocking ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Une charogne