{"product_id":"fztes-galantes-songs-without-words-9781955392549","title":"Fêtes Galantes \u0026 Songs Without Words","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFêtes Galantes\u003c\/em\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cem\u003eSongs Without Words\u003c\/em\u003e are the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e and 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e books of poetry by French poet and author Paul Verlaine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFêtes Galantes \u003c\/em\u003e(\u003cem\u003eFêtes Galantes \u003c\/em\u003ein French) was originally published in 1869. A common theme running through these poems is the scenes, characters, and props of French comedy, semi-civilized pastorals, and \u003cem\u003ecommedia dellʼarte\u003c\/em\u003e, - figures like Harlequin, Colombine, Pierrot, Leandre, the \u003cem\u003eInnamorati\u003c\/em\u003e, etc., against natural backdrops and dreamy Watteau-like landscapes, with all the appurtenances that one might expect: mandolins, lutes, masques, moonlight, prettily-clad women, moss-covered benches... - interfused with the poetʼs feelings, melancholy, amorous longings, joys, and regrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSongs Without Words\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eRomances sans paroles\u003c\/em\u003e in French) was originally published in 1874. The common theme in these poems is the amorous and sentimental love lost, found, and lost again between the poet and his childhood female cousin, or his child wife, or his new-found friend and fellow poet Arthur Rimbaud against a backdrop of the Ardennes, the Belgian countryside, Brussels, and London. It includes perhaps Verlaineʼs most famous poem: \"\u003cem\u003eIl pleure dans mon coeur...\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sunny Lou Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50869429240082,"sku":"9781955392549","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6b0f3a12-1a31-4635-95e0-477797e189fa.jpg?v=1737757204","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fztes-galantes-songs-without-words-9781955392549","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}