The Flowers of Evil / Les Fleurs du Mal

The Flowers of Evil / Les Fleurs du Mal

Upon its original publication in 1857 Charles Baudelaireâ€™s â€œLes Fleurs du Malâ€ or â€œThe Flowers of Evilâ€ was embroiled in controversy. Within a month of its publication the French authorities brought an action against the author and the bookâ€™s publisher claiming that the work was an insult to public decency. Eventually the French courts would acknowledge the literary merit of Baudelaireâ€™s work but ordered that six poems in particular should be banned from subsequent publication. The notoriety caused by this scandal would ultimately work in the authorâ€™s favor causing the initial publication to sell out, thus prompting the publication of another edition. The second edition was published in 1861, it included an additional thirty-five poems, with the exclusion of the six poems censored by the French government. In this volume we reproduce that 1861 edition along with the six censored poems in an English translation by William Aggeler. Rich with symbolism, â€œThe Flowers of Evilâ€ is rightly considered a classic of the modernist literary movement. Its themes of decadence and eroticism seek to exhibit Baudelaireâ€™s criticism of the Parisian society of his time. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and includes an introduction by Frank Pearce Sturm.
Country USA
Brand Digireads.com
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Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
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EANs 9781420951189
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Digireads.com
Manufacturer	Digireads.com
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781420951189
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Flowers of Evil / Les Fleurs du Mal

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