Charles Baudelaire

Charles Pierre Baudelaire (Paris, April 9, 1821 - august 31, 1867). He was a poet, critic art and translator french, consideret the precursor of the poetic symbolism.

The most important Baudelarie`s poem was  "The flowers of evil", this was considered -"ofenzas to public morals and good custom"- and the author was processed. But really this was a wonderful poem, that because was not moral and dark, was censored.

Baudelaire died for syphilis, thanks to his bohemian life of poet maudit.

Paul Marie Verlaine

Paul Verlaine (Metz, March 20, 1884 - Paris, January 8, 1896). French poet, principal represent of the decadent movement.

His most important books were: "Saturnian poems" and  "Galante fete"

Verlaine married with Mathilde Maute, but he abandoned her by the poet  Arthur Rimbaud.

Paul died in the economic misery but in the existential glory.

"The independece always was my desire, the dependence always was my destination". -The independence-

 Arthur Rimbaud

Arthur Rimbaud

Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (Charleville, October 20, 1854 - Marseille, November 10, 1891). He was one of the greatest French poets, sometimes attached to the Symbolist movement, along with Baudelaire, and others to the Decadent movement, with Verlaine.

Rimbaud wrote his work from 17 to 21 years. He left poetry forever, after he wrote "A Season in Hell" and just when Rimbaud ended  the homosexual relationship, that he had with the poet Paul Verlaine, for 3 years.

The most important Rimbaud´s books  were "Drunken Boat", "Illuminations", "Letters of the Seer" and "A Season in Hell."

It is speculated that after Rimbuad left  poetry, he trafficed arms in Africa and he married wiht a black woman.

Rimbaud finally died when he was 37 years old, for a cancer in the knee, as also died Verlaine.