In Praise of Cosmetics
$21.81
- Paperback
12 pages
- Release Date
24 January 2026
Summary
Painted Rebellion: A Defense of Cosmetics
“Everything beautiful and noble is the result of reason and calculation.”
Nature, Baudelaire argues, is ugly, and art is our salvation from it. This insightful and provocative fragment champions makeup not as a tool for deception, but as an act of devotion: a ritualistic rebellion against the inevitable decay, the randomness of chance, and the baseness of animal existence. To adorn the face with paint is to reject nature’s inherent c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781967751150 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1967751153 |
| Author: | Charles Baudelaire, Jonathan Mayne |
| Publisher: | ERIS |
| Imprint: | ERIS |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 12 |
| Release Date: | 24 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 20g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 109mm |
| Series: | ERIS gems |
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About The Author
Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867) was a poet, critic, and provocateur who dragged beauty into the modern age. His masterpiece, The Flowers of Evil, scandalized Paris and reshaped poetry with its fusion of decadence, despair, and ecstasy.
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