Melancholy of Paris

Author: Charles Baudelaire (France) and Hu Xiaoyue
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Almost at the same time as the publication of Les Fleurs du mal, Baudelaire began to publish a series of essays in various magazines. According to the poet's intention, he wanted to write "a poetic prose, without rhythm or musical notes." These essays were later published under the title Le Spleen de Paris, consisting of 50 pieces. Baudelaire wrote, "In short, it is still Les Fleurs du mal, but freer, more delicate, and sharper." This book has long been regarded as a classic of 20th-century literature, and this reissue is accompanied by numerous exquisite illustrations. This prose collection, also known as Petits Poèmes en prose, is just as the poet himself said: "It is still Les Fleurs du mal, but freer, more delicate, and sharper." From the fifty pieces included in the collection, it is not difficult to see that several of them are very close to Les Fleurs du mal in terms of subject matter and ideological content, with some even being rewrites of certain poems within Les Fleurs du mal. Therefore, this collection, carrying the poet's equally rich thoughts and breaking away from traditional aesthetics, appears in the literary world in a freer form, making it easier for people to understand and further expanding the author's influence.