â300 Quotes from Poetsâ is a brilliant collection of quotes from some of the most celebrated French poets, including Charles Baudelaire, Alfred de Musset, and Alphonse de Lamartine.
These great minds are responsible for some of the most celebrated works in French history, as well as quotes like "The beautiful is always bizarre" and "Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends."
â300 Quotes from Poetsâ is the ideal read for anyone with an inquiring mind.
Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1821 â1867) was a French poet whose original style influenced a whole generation. His most famous work is âLes Fleurs du malâ (The Flowers of Evil).
Alfred de Musset (1810 â 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist, who famously wrote the autobiographical novel âLa Confession d'un enfant du siècleâ (The Confession of a Child of the Century).
Alphonse de Lamartine (1790 â 1869) was a French author, poet, and statesman, who was hugely influential in the foundation of the Second Republic and wrote the epic poem âLa Chute d'un Angeâ (The Fall of an Angel).