Nouvelles Odes Funambulesques

<p><i>Nouvelles Odes Funambulesques</i> is a collection of poems by Théodore Faullain de Banville originally published in 1869. This volume showcases Banville's signature style characterized by its wit technical brilliance and embrace of lightness and frivolity. A prominent figure in the Parnassian movement Banville sought to distance himself from the heavier Romantic themes favoring instead a poetry of artifice and pure beauty.</p> <p>These Funambulesque Odes are celebrated for their playful use of language intricate rhyme schemes and a generally lighthearted approach to serious themes. This collection offers a window into the aesthetic sensibilities of 19th-century France and the evolution of poetic form. Readers interested in French literature poetry and the Parnassian movement will find this collection both insightful and delightful.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>