The Flowers of Evil
Charles Baudelaire
Translated from French by James N McGowan and With an introduction by Jonathan Culler.
The Flowers of Evil, which T.S. Eliot called the greatest example of modern poetry in any language, shocked the literary world of nineteenth century France with its outspoken portrayal of lesbian love, its linking of sexuality and death, its unremitting irony, and its unflinching celebration of the seamy side of urban life. Including the French texts and comprehensive explanatory notes to the poems, this extraordinary body of love poems restores the six poems originally banned in 1857, revealing the richness and variety of the collection.
The Flowers of Evil, which T.S. Eliot called the greatest example of modern poetry in any language, shocked the literary world of nineteenth century France with its outspoken portrayal of lesbian love, its linking of sexuality and death, its unremitting irony, and its unflinching celebration of the seamy side of urban life. Including the French texts and comprehensive explanatory notes to the poems, this extraordinary body of love poems restores the six poems originally banned in 1857, revealing the richness and variety of the collection.
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Year:
1998
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Language:
english
Pages:
464
ISBN 10:
0199535582
ISBN 13:
9780199535583
Series:
Oxford World's Classics
File:
EPUB, 2.18 MB
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english, 1998