Set in a modern, urban Paris, the prose pieces in this volume constitute a further exploration of the terrain Baudelaire had covered in his verse masterpiece, The Flowers of Evil the city and its squalor and inequalities, the pressures of time and mortality, and the liberation provided by the sensual delights of intoxication, art, and women. Published posthumously in 1869, Paris Spleen was a landmark publication in the development of the genre of prose poetry a format which Baudelaire saw as particularly suited for expressing the feelings of uncertainty, flux, and freedom of his age and one...
Set in a modern, urban Paris, the prose pieces in this volume constitute a further exploration of the terrain Baudelaire had covered in his verse mast...
Charles Baudelaire Marthiel Mathews Jackson Mathews
In the annals of literature, few single volumes of poetry have achieved the influence and notoriety of The Flowers of Evil (Les Fleurs du Mal) by CharlesBaudelaire.
In the annals of literature, few single volumes of poetry have achieved the influence and notoriety of The Flowers of Evil (Les Fleurs du Mal) by Char...
"Paris Spleen," a diverse collection of fifty prose poems, is provided here in a clear, engaging, and accurate translation that conveys the lyricism and nuance of the original French text. Also included is a translation of Baudelaire's early novella, "La Fanfarlo," which, alongside Paris Spleen, sheds light on the development of Baudelaire's work over time.
Raymond N. MacKenzie's introductory essay discusses Baudelaire's life and the literary climate in which he lived and worked. Focusing on the theory of the prose poem, MacKenzie suggests that Baudelaire turned to this form for both...
"Paris Spleen," a diverse collection of fifty prose poems, is provided here in a clear, engaging, and accurate translation that conveys the lyricis...
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
Rainer Maria Rilke nannte es bewundernd »ein Buch fürs Leben, für alle Leben« kaum ein anderes Werk hat die moderne europäische Lyrik so nachhaltig geprägt wie Charles Baudelaires Gedichtzyklus »Les fleurs du mal« (1857). In berauschenden Bildern zeigt das Meisterwerk des französischen Dichters den Menschen in einem Schwebezustand, gefangen im spannungsreichen Geflecht aus den Sehnsüchten des Geistes und der Schmerzlichkeit nackter Realität. Baudelaires unerhörte Sprachmagie macht »Die Blumen des Bösen« zu einem zeitlosen Klassiker der Weltliteratur.
Rainer Maria Rilke nannte es bewundernd »ein Buch fürs Leben, für alle Leben« kaum ein anderes Werk hat die moderne europäische Lyrik so nachhalt...
Dieses verfluchte Buch (auf das ich sehr stolz bin) mu wohl recht dunkel sein, recht unverstndlich! Ich werde lange darunter zu leiden haben, da ich das Bse mit einigem Talent darzustellen wagte. Charles Baudelaire
Dieses verfluchte Buch (auf das ich sehr stolz bin) mu wohl recht dunkel sein, recht unverstndlich! Ich werde lange darunter zu leiden haben, da ich d...
