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    The Flowers of Evil by Baudelaire (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    The Flowers of Evil by Baudelaire (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    The Flowers of Evil by Baudelaire (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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    The Flowers of Evil by Baudelaire (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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    Unlock the more straightforward side of The Flowers of Evil with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!

    This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire, who is now considered to be a pioneer of the symbolist and modernist movements. In this collection of controversial poetry, he defies traditional conventions and seeks a new form of poetic expression. Upon its release, the work was very controversial and was considered to be an "insult to public decency", causing the author to be fined. Yet Baudelaire's unique writing style was gradually accepted and inspired a whole generation of poets that followed him. 

    Find out everything you need to know about The Flowers of Evil in a fraction of the time!

    This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:
       • A complete plot summary
       • Character studies
       • Key themes and symbols
       • Questions for further reflection

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    Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you in your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrightSummaries.com
    Release dateOct 8, 2015
    ISBN9782806269195
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      The Flowers of Evil by Baudelaire (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries

      French poet

      Born in Paris in 1821

      Died there in 1867

      Notable works:

      The Flowers of Evil (1857), poetry

      Artificial Paradises (1860), essay

      Paris Spleen (1869, after his death), poetry

      Baudelaire is considered to be one of the greatest poets of the nineteenth century. His collection The Flowers of Evil (1857) is a major work of modernity, through which Baudelaire reinvented poetic aesthetics.

      Born in 1821, at an early age Baudelaire was marked by a sense of loneliness, pain and bitterness caused by the death of his father. His mother remarried some time later to a soldier, commander Aupick, who the young Baudelaire hated as he represented the exact opposite of what he aspired to be, i.e. a creator, a poet. In his youth, Baudelaire led a dissolute, easy life. After having squandered his paternal inheritance, drowning in a sea of

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