Jeanne Duval

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Jeanne Duval (drawing by Charles Baudelaire)

Jeanne Duval (around 1820 to 1862) was the muse of the French poet Charles Baudelaire .

biography

Baudelaire met the actress and dancer Jeanne Duval in 1842. From 1838 to 1839 she took on small roles at the Théâtre de la Porte ‐ Saint ‐ Antoine. Jeanne Duval became Baudelaire's lover and muse, whom he called "Vénus Noire". A number of poems were inspired by her, such as "Le Serpent qui danse", which were part of the 1857 publication Les Fleurs du mal .

literature

The autobiographical novella La Fanfarlo was published in 1847 and deals with Baudelaire's love affair with Duval.

  • Charles Baudelaire: The Fanfarlo. Mons Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-946368-37-3
  • Marc-A. Christophe: Jeanne Duval. Baudelaire's Black Venues or Baudelaire's Demon? in: College Language Association Journal. Vol. 33. No. 4. 1990. pp. 428-439.

Web links

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