Les Fleurs du mal

Les Fleurs du mal (often translated The Flowers of Evil) is a volume of French poetry by Charles Baudelaire. First published in 1857, it was important in the symbolist and modernist movements. The subject matter of these poems deals with themes relating to decadence and eroticism. The initial publication of the book was arranged in five thematically segregated sections:...

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  • 1857

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Charles Baudelaire

Charles Pierre Baudelaire (English pronunciation: /ˈboʊdəlɛər/; French: [ʃaʁl bodlɛʁ]) (9 April 1821 - 31 August 1867) was a nineteenth century French poet, critic, and translator. A controversial figure in his lifetime, Baudelaire's name has become a byword for literary and artistic decadence. At...

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