This article looks at boredom within the works of Paul Verlaine (both prose and poetry). It explores the forms of this literary and philosophical theme, from the early Poëmes saturniens to the Catholic turn of later works, as boredom becomes a weapon of the Devil.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques