Charles Baudelaire Books

Contains Les Fleurs du mal (1857), Nouvelles Fleurs du mal (1868), and Les Epaves (1866).

This volume contains Gautier's biographical essay „The Life and Intimate Memoirs of Baudelaire“. The English translator Guy Thorne complements Gautier's writing with selected poems and letters of Baudelaire and an essay on Baudelaire's influence upon modern poetry and thought. Reprint of the original edition from 1915.

Controversial book of verse, first published in 1857, presented in a handsome dual-language edition, together with superb selection of great French poet's other works: prose poems from "Spleen of Paris," critical essays on art, music, and literature, as well as personal letters. Line-by-line English translation, with original French text on facing page.

Published posthumously in 1869, Paris Spleen was a landmark publication in the development of the genre of prose poetry - a form which Baudelaire saw as particularly suited for expressing the feelings of uncertainty, flux and freedom of his age - and one of the founding texts of literary Modernism.

Modern poetry begins with Charles Baudelaire (1821-67), who employed his unequalled technical mastery to create the shadowy, desperately dramatic urban landscape -- populated by the addicted and the damned -- which so compellingly mirrors our modern condition. Deeply though darkly spiritual, titanic in the changes he wrought, Baudelaire looms over all the work, great and small, created in his wake.

Controversially published in 1857, Baudelaire's collection faced censorship for its challenge to public decency. This edition presents the 1861 version, including six previously banned poems and the posthumously published "Paris Spleen," a series of 51 prose poems reflecting on Parisian life. Inspired by Aloysius Bertrand, Baudelaire's work is noted for its rich symbolism and modernist themes, showcasing a blend of freedom, detail, and mockery. The volume features an introduction by James Huneker and is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Discusses works by great painters such as Delacroix and Ingres. This title features writings on Poe, Flaubert and Gautier.

The book presents a dandy who challenges utilitarianism, asserting that true progress comes from individual moral endeavor rather than societal norms. This figure, embodying both a keen observer and philosopher, delves into the human experience, dissecting reality with a critical eye. Rejecting the notion of mere consumption, he embraces a form of creative work that fortifies the spirit. Baudelaire's dandy-flâneur navigates society, reflecting its complexities and decadence, offering profound psychological insights that resonate with thinkers like Nietzsche.

The first English collection of the late poetry and prose fragments of literary icon Charles Baudelaire

An exciting addition to Everyman's Library: a new series of small, handsome hardcover volumes devoted to the world's classic poets. Our books will have twice as many pages as Bloomsbury Classic' 128 pp and will cost 7. 99 against Bloomsbury's 9. 99. The binding, paper and production will be visibly superior in every way to that of Bloomsbury