Charmes
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Charmes is a 1922 poetry collection by French symbolist writer Paul Valéry, noted for its intricate, musical verse and philosophical depth.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charmes canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Paul Valéry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsWork |
Fragments du Narcisse
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La Jeune Parque (revised excerpt) NERFINISHED ⓘ La Pythie NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Cimetière marin NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Pas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ébauche d’un serpent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
considered one of Paul Valéry’s major works
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praised for technical mastery ⓘ regarded as a key work of 20th‑century French poetry ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm |
complex stanza structures
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fixed forms and regular meters ⓘ lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later French modernist poets ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
dense, allusive imagery
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formal refinement ⓘ intricate verse ⓘ meditation on time and consciousness ⓘ musicality of language ⓘ philosophical depth ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
abstract, reflective tone
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highly controlled prosody ⓘ intellectualized lyricism ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French Symbolist poetry
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Stéphane Mallarmé NERFINISHED ⓘ classical Greek and Latin poetry ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Paul Valéry’s poetic oeuvre ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
consciousness
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death ⓘ memory ⓘ sea and landscape as metaphysical symbols ⓘ tension between life and eternity ⓘ time ⓘ |
| notablePoem |
Le Cimetière marin
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Les Pas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| periodOfCreation | early 20th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| publisher | Gallimard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Mediterranean coastal landscapes (in several poems) ⓘ |
| targetAudience | readers of modernist and symbolist poetry ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | charms or incantations ⓘ |
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