Germain Nouveau wrote “Les Chercheurs” in fall 1873. The textual and formal aspects of the poem suggest that Nouveau had known of two texts written by Verlaine in prison, “Promenades au préau (prévenus)” and “Crimen amoris”.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
