The Flowers of Evil

Fülszöveg

WORLD'S CLASS IC S
Charles Baudelaire The Flowers of Evil
INCLUDES PARALLEL FRENCH TEXT
Translated and edited by James McGowan with an Introduction by Jonathan Culler
'the profound originality of Charles Baudelaire is to represent powerfully and essentially modern man'
Paul Verlaine
The Flowers of Evil, which T. S. Eliot called the greatest example of modern poetry in any language, shocked the
literary world of nineteenth-century France with its outspoken portrayal of lesbian love, its linking of sexuality
and death, its unremitting irony, and its unflinching celebration of the seamy side of urban life. The volume was seized by the police, and Baudelaire and his publisher wére put on trial for offence to public decency. Six offending poems were banned, in a conviction that was not overturned until 1949.
This bold new translation, which restores the banned poems to their original places and reveals the full richness and variety of the collection, makes available to Enghsh... Tovább

Fülszöveg

WORLD'S CLASS IC S
Charles Baudelaire The Flowers of Evil
INCLUDES PARALLEL FRENCH TEXT
Translated and edited by James McGowan with an Introduction by Jonathan Culler
'the profound originality of Charles Baudelaire is to represent powerfully and essentially modern man'
Paul Verlaine
The Flowers of Evil, which T. S. Eliot called the greatest example of modern poetry in any language, shocked the
literary world of nineteenth-century France with its outspoken portrayal of lesbian love, its linking of sexuality
and death, its unremitting irony, and its unflinching celebration of the seamy side of urban life. The volume was seized by the police, and Baudelaire and his publisher wére put on trial for offence to public decency. Six offending poems were banned, in a conviction that was not overturned until 1949.
This bold new translation, which restores the banned poems to their original places and reveals the full richness and variety of the collection, makes available to Enghsh speakers a powerful and original vision of the world. Jonathan Culler's introduction outlines ths vision, stressing that Baudelaire is more than just the poet of the modern city. Originally to be called 'The Lesbians', The Flowers of Evil contains the most extraordinary body of love poetry.
This edition includes the French texts and comprehensive explanatory notes to the poems. Vissza