Project Gutenberg 2008-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 192 Baudelaire, Charles 1821 1867 Baudelaire-Dufaÿs, Charles Pierre Baudelaire-Dufays, Charles Pierre Poulet-Malassis, Auguste 1825 1878 Poulet-Malassis, Paul Emmanuel Auguste Poulet-Malassis, A. (Auguste) Rops, Félicien 1833 1898 Rops, Félicien Victor Joseph Rops, Felicien Les épaves de Charles Baudelaire Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_%C3%89paves Produced by Laurent Vogel (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Les épaves de Charles Baudelaire" by Charles Baudelaire is a collection of poetic works predominantly featuring previously unpublished or condemned poems from his more famous collection "Les Fleurs du Mal." Published in the mid-19th century, it reflects the Romantic era's fascination with beauty, decay, and the complexities of human emotion. The title, translating to "The Wrecks," suggests themes of loss, longing, and the remnants of beauty amidst darkness. The collection begins with "Le coucher du soleil romantique," which captures the poetic longing for beauty as the sun sets, reflecting on the fleeting nature of joy and the inescapability of melancholy. Subsequent pieces explore various aspects of love and desire, such as the passionate and tumultuous relationships depicted in "Lesbos" and "Femmes damnées." The poems evoke vivid imagery, intertwining sensuality and horror, symbolizing the duality of human experience—pleasure and suffering, beauty and decay. Throughout the collection, Baudelaire's innovative use of language and metaphor celebrates the complex nature of existence, inviting readers to immerse themselves in a world rich with emotion and depth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French poetry -- 19th century PQ Text FR Poésie Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Poetry Category: French Literature 99284 2025-08-11T06:17:52.277453 text/html 95388 2021-01-04T04:02:06 text/html 204360 2025-08-11T06:17:55.421441 application/epub+zip 202642 2025-08-11T06:17:52.850451 application/epub+zip 84107 2025-08-11T06:17:52.531438 application/epub+zip 235300 2025-08-11T06:17:57.314442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230922 2025-08-11T06:17:55.125466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121415 2022-09-12T10:58:27.498944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 65292 2025-08-11T06:17:51.933441 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64241 2021-01-04T04:02:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20853 2025-08-11T06:17:57.460408 application/rdf+xml 8178 2025-08-11T06:17:52.619433 image/jpeg 1576 2025-08-11T06:17:52.575436 image/jpeg 25802 2021-01-04T04:02:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 444012 2021-01-04T04:02:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 181876 2025-08-11T06:17:52.293462 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia