French poetry 101 – André Chénier

The eighteenth century didn’t overflow with poets. It is the age of reason, of philosophy, of science, of discreet and flirtatious mots d’esprits in ladies’ salon at the detour of a complicated argument, but not of passionate verse.

( And yet there is one… )

Tomorrow we’re entering the 19th century with a special “romantics aren’t romantic” edition.