Charles Baudelaire: A Lyric Poet in the Era of High Capitalism (Verso Classics Series)
Walter Benjamin examines Charles Baudelaire’s lyric poetry in relation to the social and economic forces of high capitalism. This focused work brings literary criticism and historical analysis together to consider how poetry engages with modernity and the changing conditions of nineteenth-century life.
About This Book
Charles Baudelaire: A Lyric Poet in the Era of High Capitalism is a study by Walter Benjamin of the nineteenth-century French poet.
The book connects Baudelaire’s lyric poetry with the era of high capitalism, situating literary work within broader social and economic change.
As part of the Verso Classics series, it presents a sustained critical examination of poetry, modernity, and the conditions surrounding literary production.
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