Gérard de Nerval

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:poet
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:Charles_Baudelaire
gptkb:Théophile_Gautier
gptkbp:birth_date 1808-05-22
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Père_Lachaise_Cemetery
gptkbp:child gptkb:none
gptkbp:death_date 1855-01-26
gptkbp:education gptkb:Collège_de_Charlemagne
gptkbp:famous_for his lyrical style
his exploration of the subconscious
his autobiographical elements in writing
his exploration of dreams and madness
his use of mythology
his use of the sonnet form
gptkbp:famous_quote " I am a poet, and I am a poet of the night."
" I have a great love for the night."
" The soul is a mirror of the universe."
" The world is a dream, and I am its dreamer."
" To be a poet is to be a dreamer."
gptkbp:genre gptkb:poetry
prose
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gérard de Nerval
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Marcel_Proust
gptkb:André_Gide
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Romanticism
gptkbp:inspiration his travels
his relationships
his mental health struggles
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:literary_movement gptkb:Romanticism
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Symbolism
gptkbp:narrative_style symbolic
lyrical
dreamlike
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notable_influence gptkb:Surrealism
Existentialism
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Aurélia
Les Filles du feu
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:translator
gptkb:poet
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:none
gptkbp:work_period 1830
1855
gptkbp:writings exploring themes of identity and existence
influencing later poets
pioneering modern poetry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Catherine_de_Médicis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5