Paul Verlaine in the Mirror of his Poems

Based on selected poems by Paul Verlaine, this booklet gives an overview of important aspects of the poet's life and work. Each chapter begins with an adaptation of a poem by Ilona Lay. On this basis, central elements of Verlaine's poetology and stages of his life reflected in his poetry are discussed.



Born 1962 in Berlin. Studied linguistics, history, educational science and psychology. From 1993 to 1998, lecturer in German-language literary history at Chernyshevsky University in Saratov, Russia. Freelance author and blogger since 2012



Based on selected poems by Paul Verlaine, this booklet gives an overview of important aspects of the poet's life and work. Each chapter begins with an adaptation of a poem by Ilona Lay. On this basis, central elements of Verlaine's poetology and stages of his life reflected in his poetry are discussed.