Already!
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By Charles Pierre Baudelaire · First published 1857 · Genre: Poetry, Classic Literature, Romanticism · 554 words
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A hundred times already the sun had leaped, radiant or saddened, from the immense cup of the sea whose rim could scarcely be seen; a hundred times it had again sunk, glittering or morose, into its mighty bath of twilight. For many days we had contemplated the other side of the firmament, and deciphered the celestial alphabet of the antipodes. And each of the passengers sighed and complained. One had said that the approach of land only exasperated their sufferings. "When, then," they said, "shall we cease to sleep a sleep broken by the surge, troubled by a wind that snores louder than we? When shall we be able to eat at an unmoving table?"
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Charles Pierre Baudelaire
- Date: 1857 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Classic Literature, Romanticism, Existentialism
- Length: 554 words
- Structure: 1 section, 7 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Difficult (College Level)
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Genres
- Poetry — Charles Baudelaire is primarily known for his poetry, and this title implies a lyrical or poetic format.
- Classic Literature — Baudelaire's works often touch on themes of love, death, and vice, which are common motifs in classic literature.
- Romanticism — Baudelaire was a figure in the Romantic literary movement, which focused heavily on emotion, nature, and personal experience.
- Existentialism — His works commonly deal with themes of mortality and existential angst, aligning them with existentialist literature.
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poetry · French literature · 19th century · symbolism · romanticism · urban life · melancholy · beauty · transience · existentialism · nature · art