Charles Baudelaire
12 books
About the Author
Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) was a pioneering French poet, critic, and translator whose innovative work bridged Romanticism and modernism, profoundly influencing the Symbolist movement and modern literature. Born in Paris, he led a tumultuous life marked by financial woes, opium use, and a rebellious spirit that fueled his exploration of beauty, decay, and the human condition. Baudelaire's poetry often delved into themes of spleen and ideal, urban alienation, and eroticism, challenging conventional morality with vivid imagery and rhythmic precision. His seminal collection, Flowers of Evil, The, scandalized 19th-century France upon its 1857 publication, leading to censorship, yet it established him as a literary icon whose unflinching gaze on modernity continues to resonate with readers today.
Common genres
Writing style
lyrical
symbolic
introspective
Books by Charles Baudelaire
