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The Flowers of Evil
Charles Baudelaire
- Alma Books - Alma Classics
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Publisher | Alma Books - Alma Classics |
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ISBN | 9781847495747 |
Publication date | November 2018 |
Edition | Paperback |
Dimensions | 198 x 128 mm |
Pages | 288 |
Language(s) | Eng./Fr. ed. |
extra information | Reprint |
Description
Judicially condemned in 1857 as off ensive to public morality, The Flowers of Evil is now regarded as the most influential volume of poetry published in the nineteenth century. Torn between intense sensuality and profound spiritual yearning, racked by debt and disease, Baudelaire transformed his own experience of Parisian life into a work of universal signifi cance. With his unflinching examination of the dark aspects and unconventional manifestations of sexuality, his pioneering portrayal of life in a great metropolis and his daring combination of the lyrical and the prosaic, Baudelaire inaugurated a new epoch in poetry and created a founding text of Modernism.
The Flowers of Evil