Enivrez-vous
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"Enivrez-vous" is a celebrated prose poem by Charles Baudelaire that exhorts readers to transcend the burdens of time and existence through a metaphorical intoxication with wine, poetry, or virtue.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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prose poem ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorWork | Charles Baudelaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience | general reading public ⓘ |
| author | Charles Baudelaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
escape from the burden of time
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exhortation to live intensely ⓘ intoxication as a metaphor for transcendence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | celebrated French prose poem ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical prose poem
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poem in prose ⓘ |
| hasFamousLine | Il faut être toujours ivre (One must always be drunk) ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Baudelaire’s reflections on modern life ⓘ |
| intendedEffectOnReader | encouragement to transcend everyday burdens ⓘ |
| keyIdea |
intoxication can be spiritual, artistic, or moral
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one must always be drunk on something ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
extended metaphor of drunkenness
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imperative address to the reader ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | French symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | text ⓘ |
| motif |
poetry
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virtue ⓘ wine ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Enivrez-vous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | reflection on time and existence ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
aestheticism
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dandyism ⓘ modernity in literature ⓘ |
| style |
poetic prose
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symbolist ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
freedom
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human condition ⓘ time ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Be Drunk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
exhortative
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lyrical ⓘ |
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