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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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Filter this CollectionLes 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...
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Une Charogne
An important poem highlighting Baudelaire's beautifying things traditionally associated with ugliness. He uses oxymorons such as "superb carcass", and a horrifying vocabulary featuring flies, maggots.