FLOWERS OF EVIL

CHARLES BAUDELAIRE

FLOWERS OF EVIL

Poems translated by Cyril Scott

Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) was a celebrated 19th century French poet, author of the famous Flowers of Evil poetic sequence, first published in 1857. Baudelaire is a poets poet par excellence, a brilliant craftsman who produced some of the finest poems in the French language. Baudelaire was known as a dandy who led a bohemian lifestyle; he knew many of the artists of the era (Manet, Nadar, Delacroix, and Gautier). Baudelaires influence on subsequent poets and artists has been immense.

This edition of Flowers of Evil features translations by Cyril Scott and a note on Baudelaire, including poems such as The Balcony, Correspondences, Hymn To Beauty, Spleen, and Music.

Illustrated. 160 pages. Paperback, with a full colour cover.

With the French text of Baudelaires poetry.

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