Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Preface viii
5. Translator’s Note xvii
6. Chronology xxii
7. Part 1: The Parnassian Years
8. Introduction 1
9. First Poems 4
10. From Poèmes saturniens [Saturnine Poems 12
11. From Les Amies [Girlfriends] 36
12. From Fêtes galantes [Gallant Festivities] 40
13. Poems Contemporaneous with Poèmes saturniens, Les Amies, and Fêtes galantes 52
14. From La Bonne Chanson [The Good Song] 64
15. Part 2: Under the Spell of Rimbaud
16. Introduction 85
17. First Encounters 86
18. From Album zutique 92
19. From Romances sans paroles [Songs Without Words] 96
20. Poems Contemporaneous with Romances sans paroles 124
21. After the Shooting 128
22. Part 3: From Prison to Conversion
23. Introduction 139
24. In Prison (Poems from Cellulairement [Cellularly] and Other Poems) 140
25. After the Conversion (Poems from Sagesse [Wisdom] and Other Poems) 156
26. From Amour [Love] and Other Poems 184
27. From Bonheur [Happiness] 210
28. From Liturgies intimes [Intimate Liturgies] 220
29. Part 4: The Last Years
30. Introduction 233
31. From Dédicaces [Dedications] 234
32. From Chansons pour Elle [Songs for Her] 248
33. From Odes en son honneur [Odes in Her Honor] and Élégies 260
34. From Dans les limbes [In Limbo] 270
35. In England (1893) 280
36. From Épigrammes [Epigrams] 290
37. From Invectives [Invective] 298
38. From Chair [Flesh] 312
39. From Biblio-sonnets 318
40. Late Uncollected Poems 322
41. Notes 337
42. Selected Bibliography 367
43. Index of Titles and First Lines 371
44. Index of Proper Nouns 390