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In this classic collection of prose poems, French poet Charles Baudelaire explores hypocrisy, madness, and biting criticism of nineteenth-century elites, diving without hesitation into the murkiest of human waters. Baudelaire was attracted to dirt and degradation, to the seamier side of life, the negative aspects of experience. Here is the poet as garbage collector, or perhaps garbage sifter, reclaiming value from that which society rejects, recycling
..."Les Fleurs du Mal" (The Flowers of Evil) is a collection of poems by the French poet Charles Baudelaire. It was first published in 1857 and is considered one of the most important works in French literature. The collection is divided into several sections, each exploring different themes such as love, death, beauty, and decadence.
Baudelaire's poetry in "Les Fleurs du Mal" is known for its rich and innovative language, as well
...Baudelaire's most famous collection of poems is The Flowers of Evil, which was published in 1857 and which was widely condemned as being unwholesome and decadent. The publication actually led to Baudelaire being prosecuted on a charge of offending public morals.
There have been numerous translations of Baudelaire's work into English, but many of them have been judged as not being particularly successful. Sturm's version of The Flowers of
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