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Paul Claudel (1868–1955) spent his career as a diplomat, serving the French government. A devout Roman Catholic from the age of eighteen, he is best known for his prolific dramatic output, most notably The Tidings Brought To Mary and The Satin Slipper. Poems by Paul Claudel. The Blessed Lady Who Listens.
Paul Claudel (French: [pɔl klodɛl]; 6 August 1868 – 23 February 1955) was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. He was most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism.
May 7, 2022 · From beginning to end, the poems depict Claudel as a recipient of inspiration and grace; his struggle is to do justice to the vision that God gives to His people. The poetry of doubt, longing, and despair are nowhere to be found; the poetry of cosmic vision, light, praise is everywhere.
Paul Claudel was a poet, playwright, essayist, a towering force in French literature of the first half of the 20th century, whose works derive their lyrical inspiration, their unity and scope, and their prophetic tone from his faith in God.
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a secular world, Claudel hopes to imitate God. The Five Great Odes were written at a time of both personal and historical upheaval— both in terms of European politics and in the history of Western thought. Claudel finished the Odes in 1908; Einstein's 1905 papers are roughly contemporaneous. In poetry, the Symbolist
The earth has broken its silence and begins suddenly to reveal its secrets. The sun is not yet risen: there remains an hour yet of this vast solitude. In the middle of the night, the bells begin to sound. This is no human speech, it is the triumph, the great vintage of all the stars in the sky.
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