num_pages: 489
description: Sex and death, rebellion, corruption — the themes of Charles Baudelaire's sensual poems sparked outrage upon their 1857 debut. His masterpiece, Flowers of Evil (Les Fleurs du Mal), was dismissed as decadent and obscene and banned in France for nearly a century. Although Baudelaire died in obscurity, today he is recognized as one of the nineteenth century's greatest and most influential poets, whose works were ahead of their time.
language: English
title: Flowers Of Evil & Paris Spleen
titlecomplete: Flowers Of Evil & Paris Spleen (New American Translations)
genres: Classics, France, Fiction, School, Literature, French Literature, Poetry, 19th Century
ratings_count: 795
publisher: BOA Editions, Ltd.