Review of “Le ciel est, par-dessus le toit” (1881)

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Paul Verlaine (writer).

Read in 2022.

This untitled poem was first published as part of the collection Sagesse.

Read in its original language and in Swedish-language prose translation. The collection includes Verlaine’s rambling explanation of what he could see out of the window of his prison cell after shooting Rimbaud.

References here: Modern utländsk lyrik (1975/1985).

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