Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 3682 Baudelaire, Charles 1821 1867 Baudelaire-Dufaÿs, Charles Pierre Baudelaire-Dufays, Charles Pierre Les Fleurs du Mal Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Fleurs_du_mal Produced by Tonya Allen, Julie Barkley, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Les Fleurs du Mal" by Charles Baudelaire is a celebrated collection of poetry written during the mid-19th century. This work explores themes of beauty, decadence, and the duality of existence, featuring a variety of emotions that traverse the spectrum of human experience. Baudelaire delves into the complexities of love, melancholy, and moral ambiguity, crafting verses that reflect both personal and societal struggles. The opening of the collection includes a preface that provides context about Baudelaire's life and circumstances surrounding the publication of his work, which faced legal challenges upon its release in 1857 due to its provocative content. The reader is introduced to Baudelaire's turbulent existence, his artistic relationships, and the allure of the themes he grapples with—pain, beauty, and the search for meaning. Additionally, various characters and muses in his life, including his mistress Jeanne Duval, are hinted at, illustrating the deep intertwining of his personal experiences with his poetic expressions. As the book unfolds, it promises a rich exploration of the human condition through vivid imagery and profound reflections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.6 (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 202149 2025-10-03T06:31:14.914008 text/html 222457 2020-01-22T09:32:40 text/html 148727 2025-10-03T06:31:23.058964 application/epub+zip 149264 2025-10-03T06:31:17.582981 application/epub+zip 149265 2025-10-03T06:31:15.947988 application/epub+zip 347776 2025-10-03T06:31:27.198961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272949 2025-10-03T06:31:21.342980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249660 2022-09-03T10:21:29.386908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183780 2025-10-03T06:31:13.523009 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180199 2020-01-22T09:32:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19127 2025-10-03T06:31:27.334929 application/rdf+xml 12335 2025-10-03T06:31:16.456975 image/jpeg 3350 2025-10-03T06:31:16.198979 image/jpeg 71851 2020-01-22T09:32:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 76245 2020-01-22T09:32:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 142315 2025-10-03T06:31:14.931987 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