The Favours of the Moon
The Favorites of the Moon is a collection of poems by Charles Pierre Baudelaire, first published in 1840. The book explores themes of love, beauty, and mortality, with a focus on the moon as a symbol of the sublime and the transcendent. The poems are known for their rich imagery and innovative use of language, which helped to establish Baudelaire as one of the leading figures in the French Symbolist movement.
By Charles Pierre Baudelaire · First published 1856 · Genre: Poetry, Symbolism, Romanticism · 490 words
First lines
The Moon, who is caprice itself, looked in through the window when you lay asleep in your cradle, and said inwardly: "This is a child after my own soul."
And she came softly down the staircase of the clouds, and passed noiselessly through the window-pane. Then she laid herself upon you with the supple tenderness of a mother, and she left her colours upon your face. That is why your eyes are green and your cheeks extraordinarily pale. It was when you looked at her, that your pupils widened so strangely; and she clasped her arms so tenderly about your throat that ever since you have had the longing for tears.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Charles Pierre Baudelaire
- Date: 1856 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Symbolism, Romanticism, Gothic
- Length: 490 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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- Poetry — Charles Baudelaire is a famous poet, and 'The Favours of the Moon' is one of his renowned poems. It features his exceptional use of symbolism and lyricism.
- Symbolism — The poem is well-known for its use of the moon and its phases as a symbol throughout. This signifies the genre of symbolism.
- Romanticism — This poem by Baudelaire, like many of his works, falls into the Romantic genre. He expresses deep emotion and personal expression.
- Gothic — The dark undertones and cryptic imagery in 'The Favours of the Moon' align it with the Gothic genre.
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poetry · romanticism · symbolism · French literature · 19th century · nature · beauty · melancholy · dreams · love · transcendence · imagination