The Flowers of Evil: Dual Language and New Verse Translation
$21.48
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
23 March 2016
Summary
Unique edition in dual language
Judicially condemned in 1857 as offensive to public morality, The Flowers of Evil is now regarded as the most influential volume of poetry published in the nineteenth century. Torn between intense sensuality and profound spiritual yearning, racked by debt and disease, Baudelaire transformed his own experience of Parisian life into a work of universal significance. With his unflinching examination of the dark aspects and unconventional m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781847495747 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1847495745 |
| Author: | Charles Baudelaire, Anthony Mortimer |
| Publisher: | Alma Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Alma Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 23 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 126mm x 194mm |
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Critics Review
Need I tell you that in this terrible book I have put all my heart, all my tenderness, all my religion (disguised), all my hatred? It is true that I shall write the opposite, that I shall swear by all the gods that it is a work of pure art, of mimicry, of mere dexterity – and I shall be lying through my teeth. – Charles Baudelaire
Baudelaire is indeed the greatest exemplar in modern poetry in any language, for his verse and language is the nearest thing to a complete renovation that we have experienced. – T.S. Eliot
The translations are very good indeed – John Banville
The best way yet for us to enter the poet’s dream-like world, producing, as his title says, beauty from the sordid world around him – Nicholas Lezard * The Guardian *
This should be read by any poetry lover – Bill Spence * Yorkshire Gazette & Herald *
Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) is most famous for his groundbreaking collection of verse, The Flowers of Evil, but his essays, translations, and prose poems have been equally influential.
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