Fêtes galantes, a short collection, composed of 22 poems in very varied metric forms, stages scenes of seduction and amorous banter between characters from the world of Italian commedia dell'arte and an idealized countryside.
As for the collection Romances sans paroles, it is divided into 4 parts: the forgotten Ariettes, Belgian Landscapes, Birds in the Night and Aquarelles. The collection bears the imprint of the poet's interest in the musicality of the songs and in painting in general. Paul Verlaine, French poet (1844-1896). Fêtes galantes is a collection of poems published in 1869. It is the second collection signed by the poet after the Poèmes saturniens of 1866. He published a few years after the collection of poetry Romances sans paroles (1874).
