The Flowers of Evil
(les fleurs du mal)
$25.60
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
17 May 2023
Summary
The Flowers of Evil: A Dual-Language Edition
Known to his contemporaries primarily as an art critic, but ambitious to secure a more lasting literary legacy, Charles Baudelaire, a Parisian bohemian, spent much of the 1840s composing gritty, often perverse, poems that expressed his disgust with the banality of modern city life.
First published in 1857, the book that collected these poems together, Les Fleurs du mal, was an instant sensation—earning Baudelaire plaudits…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324092919 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1324092912 |
| Author: | Charles Baudelaire, Aaron Poochigian, Dana Gioia, Daniel Handler |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 17 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 302g |
| Dimensions: | 211mm x 140mm x 25mm |
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About The Author
Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867) was a French poet, critic, essayist, and translator. He is buried in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.
Aaron Poochigian has published four books of poetry and several translations, including Aristophanes: Four Plays (2021) and Stung with Love: Poems and Fragments by Sappho (2009). He lives in New York City.
Dana Gioia is the former poet laureate of California.
Daniel Handler is best known for his books as Lemony Snicket, notably the thirteen-volume A Series of Unfortunate Events and the four-book sequence All the Wrong Questions. Under his given name, he is the author of seven novels, and has worked extensively in music, theater, film, and television. He lives in San Francisco, California.
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