Le Vieux Saltimbanque
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Le Vieux Saltimbanque is a short prose poem by Charles Baudelaire that portrays an aging street performer as a poignant symbol of human isolation and decline.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Vieux Saltimbanque canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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prose poem ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Charles Baudelaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts | a lonely performer ignored by the crowd ⓘ |
| focusesOn | the contrast between past glory and present misery ⓘ |
| form | short prose ⓘ |
| genre |
prose poetry
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symbolist literature ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Modernity
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Symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
psychological observation
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symbolism ⓘ vivid description ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | an old street performer ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person observer ⓘ |
| period | 19th century literature ⓘ |
| portrays | an aging street performer ⓘ |
| setting |
a city street
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urban public space ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
human isolation
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physical and social decline ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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decline ⓘ human isolation ⓘ melancholy ⓘ poverty ⓘ social marginalization ⓘ the artist as outsider NERFINISHED ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| tone |
melancholic
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poignant ⓘ |
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