← Leconte de LislePoemes Antiquesby Leconte de LislePoems drawing from classical antiquity and ancient themesFind on Amazon↗About the authorLeconte de LisleFrench Parnassian poet who was the leader of the Parnassian movement. His Poemes Antiques and Poemes Barbares sought a cold, formal perfection against Romantic emotionalism.More by Leconte de LislePoemes BarbaresExotic poems celebrating savage and primitive cultures→Poemes TragiquesPhilosophical and tragic poetry on human suffering→Derniers Poemes→