Royal Tastes: Erotic Writings

by Paul Verlaine, Alan Stone

English, French

Genres: Poetry

192 pages, Hardcover

First published October 10, 1979

About the author

Paul-Marie Verlaine was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the fin de siècle in international and French poetry.

Despite Rimbaud admiring his poetry, these poets had a stormy affair which led to Verlaine's incarceration after shooting Rimbaud. This incident indirectly preceded his re-conversion to Roman Catholicism.

Verlaine's last years were particularly marked by alcoholism, drug addiction and poverty.

His poems have inspired many composers, such as Chopin, Fauré and Poldowski.

Art Poétique describes his decadent style and alludes to the relevance of nuances and veils in poetry.

Reviews

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was SO erotic but yet SO mysterious. It felt like I could interpret each poems my own way.
We could feel Verlaine’s dedication to each lines.
AND THE POEMS ABOUT WOMEN was so deep in emotions and toxic asf 😆

[Pierrick Dufray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Surprenants poèmes érotiques , publiés clandestinement à la fin du 19ème siécle.
Surprising erotic poems, published clandestinely at the end of the 19th century.