This note examines a turn of phrase from a letter that Verlaine sent to Lepelletier in 1872: “Des nègres comme s’il en neigeait.” It situates these words in their immediate epistolary framework and touches on their roots in popular language.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
ISBN:978-2-406-09083-0
EAN:9782406090830
ISSN: 2426-8860
DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-09083-0.p.0079
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 03-30-2019
Periodicity: Annual
Language: French
Keyword: Paul Verlaine, Edmond Lepelletier, nineteenth-century French literature, poetry, correspondences, history of the French language