[Pocket Edition] World Literature Masterpieces Library - Les Fleurs du mal

Author: (French) Baudelaire
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Les Fleurs du mal is the masterpiece of the great 19th-century French poet Baudelaire, the foundational work of French Symbolism, and also the most influential poetry collection in 19th-century Europe. The great French literary giant Victor Hugo in a letter to Baudelaire, calling it "scorching and sparkling, like a galaxy of stars." Baudelaire is one of the greatest poets in French history, known as the pioneer of modernism, and his poetic theory and practice have had a profound impact on later literature. This book includes three parts: Baudelaire's poetry collection Les Fleurs du mal, the prose poem Le Spleen de Paris, and the translator's research paper On. Les Fleurs du mal was first published in 1857, and in its 1861 revision, the poet made additions and deletions. The theme of the collection is "evil" and its relationship with humanity. Le Spleen de Paris was first published in 1863, and Baudelaire called it "still Les Fleurs du mal, but with much more freedom, detail, and satire."