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 Sexuality And Death, Its Unremitting Irony, And Its Unflinching Celebration Of The Seamy Side Of Urban Life. The Volume Was Seized By The Police, And Baudelaire And His Published Were Put On Trial For Offence To Public Decency. Six Offending Poems Were Banned, Ina Conviction That Was Not Overturned Until 1949.this Bold New Translation, Which Restores The Banned Poems To Their Origin. Cover; Contents; Introduction; Note On The Text; Select Bibliography; A Chronology Of Charles Baudelaire; Translator's Preface; The Flowers Of Evil; To The Reader; Spleen And The Ideal; Parisian Scenes; Wine; Flowers Of Evil; Revolt; Death; The Waifs; Gallantries; Epigraphs; Diverse Pieces; Buffooneries; Additional Poems From The Third Edition Of The Flowers Of Evil (1868); Explanatory Notes; Index Of Titles; Index Of First Lines; Charles Baudelaire ; Translated With Notes By James Mcgowan ; With An Introduction By Jonathan Culler. First Published As A World Classics Paperback In 1993--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [350]-385) And Indexes. French And English On Opposite Pages.
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Genre Fiction
- LGBTQ+
- Classic Fiction
- LGBTQ+
- Genre Fiction
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Author : Charles Baudelaire
Language : English
Edition : New
Published :1998-09-17
Number Of Pages : 464
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0192835459
ISBN-13 : 9780192835451
Item weight : 0.75 lb
Dimensions : 1.2 in x 5 in x 7.6 in
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