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...
The poetic masterpiece of the great nineteenth-century writer Charles Baudelaire, The Flowers of Evil is one of the most frequently read and studied works in the French language. In this compelling new translation of Baudelaire's most famous collection, Keith Waldrop recasts the poet's original French alexandrines and other poetic arrangements into versets, a form that hovers between poetry and prose. Maintaining Baudelaire's complex view of sound and structure, Waldrop's translation mirrors the intricacy of the original without attempting to replicate its inimitable verse. The result is a...
The poetic masterpiece of the great nineteenth-century writer Charles Baudelaire, The Flowers of Evil is one of the most frequently read and studied w...
"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...
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...
Anders als seine meisterhaften Gedichte "Die Blumen des Bosen" ist die Prosa Baudelaires bis heute kaum bekannt. Dass der Franzose nicht nur ein aussergewohnlicher Dichter, sondern ein ebenso talentierter Geschichtenerzahler war, wissen daher nur die Wenigsten. Seine Novelle "Der junge Zauberer," die angeblich auf einer Sage aus der Antike beruht, beschreibt, wie sich der Romer Sempronius gemeinsam mit seinen griechischen Freund Kallias auf die Suche nach der Liebe begibt. Auf ihrer Reise begegnet ihnen ein mysterioser Zauberer, der sie schliesslich in die Geheimnisse des Tempels der Diana...
Anders als seine meisterhaften Gedichte "Die Blumen des Bosen" ist die Prosa Baudelaires bis heute kaum bekannt. Dass der Franzose nicht nur ein ausse...
