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- Analysis (ai): In "To Saint-Beuve," Alfred de Musset explores the duality within individuals, suggesting that a poetic spirit often lies dormant within. The poem acknowledges the loss of poetic inspiration in some, while asserting that it remains present within others, waiting to be awakened.
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Alfred de Musset was born in December of 1810, in Paris, France. At the age of seventeen, in 1827, he recieved first place in an open competition of French essay, vowing to dedicate himself to the theatre, stating "I want to be Shakespeare or Schiller."
This work is most notable for its vivid evocation of an era and its philosophical climate; the novel is a striking, extended depiction of nineteenth century mal de siècle. Musset’s nondramatic...
To Saint-Beuve. by Alfred de Musset. Friend, you have spoken well: in us, such as we are, There frequently exists a certain flower
Tristesse - Alfred de Musset. Alfred de Musset was born in Paris, 1810, was well descended of an old family long settled in France; he had the literature in the blood. Musset tried his hand at medicine, law, painting and music before responding fully to his poetic vocation.
What is a classic?: Madame Recamier. Joubert. Rabelais. Madame de Genlis. Balzac. Montaigne. Mademoiselle de Scudéry. Alfred de Musset. Eugénie de Guérin. Maurice de Guérin. Sir Walter Scott. Lord Chesterfield. Mary Stuart. William Cowper. Taine's "History of English literature."
Saint-Beuve, a critic who knew both Sand and Musset well, said of him: "That love was the great event in his life and I speak only of his life as a poet. his youthful talent was suddenly purified and ennobled." Sainte-Beuve said Musset's four Nights "mark the highest reaches of his lyrical gift."
