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Title: L'Oeuvre Poètique de Charles Baudelaire: Les Fleurs du Mal
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Fleurs_du_mal Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Fleurs_du_mal
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Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images
generously made available by Bodleian Libraries.)
Summary: "L'Oeuvre Poétique de Charles Baudelaire: Les Fleurs du Mal" by Charles Baudelaire is a celebrated collection of poetry written in the mid-19th century. Renowned for its exploration of beauty, decadence, and the complexities of modern life, the work delves into themes of love, loss, and existential angst, offering a profound reflection on the human experience. Baudelaire's unique poetic voice captures the tumultuous emotions and stark realities of his time, making him a pivotal figure in French literature. The opening of the collection features an introduction discussing the significance of expressing moral and social themes in literature, highlighting Baudelaire's influences from earlier writers such as Laclos and Poe. The text sets the stage for the poems to come by engaging with the concept of the struggle between beauty and decay, and the poet's role in depicting these themes with courage and honesty. This introduction lays a solid foundation for understanding the subsequent verses that delve into the intertwined nature of pleasure and pain, and the often grotesque juxtaposition of life's beauty against its darker elements. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Baudelaire, Charles, 1821-1867
Commentator: Apollinaire, Guillaume, 1880-1918
EBook No.: 61565
Published: Mar 5, 2020
Downloads: 752
Language: French
Subject: French poetry -- 19th century
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: L'Oeuvre Poètique de Charles Baudelaire: Les Fleurs du Mal
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Fleurs_du_mal Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Fleurs_du_mal
Credits:
Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images
generously made available by Bodleian Libraries.)
Summary: "L'Oeuvre Poétique de Charles Baudelaire: Les Fleurs du Mal" by Charles Baudelaire is a celebrated collection of poetry written in the mid-19th century. Renowned for its exploration of beauty, decadence, and the complexities of modern life, the work delves into themes of love, loss, and existential angst, offering a profound reflection on the human experience. Baudelaire's unique poetic voice captures the tumultuous emotions and stark realities of his time, making him a pivotal figure in French literature. The opening of the collection features an introduction discussing the significance of expressing moral and social themes in literature, highlighting Baudelaire's influences from earlier writers such as Laclos and Poe. The text sets the stage for the poems to come by engaging with the concept of the struggle between beauty and decay, and the poet's role in depicting these themes with courage and honesty. This introduction lays a solid foundation for understanding the subsequent verses that delve into the intertwined nature of pleasure and pain, and the often grotesque juxtaposition of life's beauty against its darker elements. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Baudelaire, Charles, 1821-1867
Commentator: Apollinaire, Guillaume, 1880-1918
EBook No.: 61565
Published: Mar 5, 2020
Downloads: 752
Language: French
Subject: French poetry -- 19th century
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.