Abstract: The poetic creation of Louis Dumur is marked by two distinct periods. From 1882 to 1887, the young author, still influenced by symbolism, remained eclectic in terms of the choice of journals with which he collaborated. During his stay in Russia, and after his return, he focused all of his attention on his two poetry collections, Lassitudes and Néva. We find within these works not so much a development of Dumur’s poetic expression, but a profound questioning of the French prosodic system.
