Le Cimetière marin
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Le Cimetière marin is a renowned philosophical poem by Paul Valéry that meditates on death, consciousness, and the sea from the vantage point of a sunlit cemetery in Sète.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French poem
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philosophical poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| author | Paul Valéry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticalReputation |
classic of modern French poetry
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major work of Paul Valéry ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Nouvelle Revue Française NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
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meditative poetry ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Mediterranean Sea
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body and soul dualism ⓘ cemetery ⓘ sunlight ⓘ tombs ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
The Cemetery by the Sea
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The Graveyard by the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imagery |
light and shadow imagery
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sea imagery ⓘ stone and marble imagery ⓘ |
| influenced | 20th-century French poetry ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| lineCountPerStanza | 6 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Modernism
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Symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
consciousness
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death ⓘ life and death contrast ⓘ mortality ⓘ philosophical reflection ⓘ the sea ⓘ time ⓘ |
| meter | alexandrine ⓘ |
| notableLine |
Ce toit tranquille, où marchent des colombes
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Le vent se lève!... Il faut tenter de vivre! ⓘ |
| numberOfStanzas | 24 ⓘ |
| partOf | Charmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Henri Bergson
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René Descartes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationForm | poetry collection ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Sète
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marine cemetery of Sète NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
numerous literary studies
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philosophical commentaries ⓘ |
| tone |
contemplative
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meditative ⓘ |
| verseForm | regular stanzas ⓘ |
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