num_pages: 365
description: Charles Baudelaire's 1857 masterwork was scandalous in its day for its portrayals of sex, same-sex love, death, the corrupting and oppressive power of the modern city and lost innocence, Les Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil) remains powerful and relevant for our time.In Spleen et idéal," Baudelaire dramatizes the erotic cycle of ecstacy and anguish--of sexual and romantic love. Tableaux Parisiens condemns the crushing effects of urban planning on a city's soul and praises the city's anti-heroes including the deranged and derelict. Le Vin centers on the search for oblivion in drink and drugs. The many kinds of love that lie outside traditional morality is the focus of Fleurs du Mal while rebellion is at the heart of Révolte.
language: English
title: Les Fleurs du Mal
titlecomplete: Les Fleurs du Mal
genres: Classics, France, Gothic, Fiction, School, Classic Literature, Literature, French Literature, Poetry, 19th Century
ratings_count: 68609
awards: awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Traducció
publisher: David R. Godine Publisher