Baudelaire: Les Fleurs du mal
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Part of Landmarks of World Literature
- Author: F. W. Leakey, University of London
- Date Published: April 1992
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521369374
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Les Fleurs du Mal, once the most infamous book of poems in French literature, has in this century become the most famous and the most admired, owing its "landmark" status to the sheer aesthetic quality of its verses rather than to its judicial condemnation on its first publication in 1857. In this volume, Professor Leakey provides a comprehensive guide to the understanding and appreciation of Les Fleurs du Mal, offering new insights into its composition, themes and style, setting it in its historical context, and devoting a whole chapter to Baudelaire's crowning achievement, Le Cygne.
Read more- This is the single most famous collection of poems in French; there was a court case about its immorality when it was published in 1857; conviction lifted in 1949
- The poems are difficult for beginning students to appreciate and interpret; Leakey has a lifetime's experience of teaching this material and provides a clear introduction to it
- As usual with this series, a chronological table provides a good overview of the poet's life in its historical and literary context, and there is a guide to further reading
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"...F.W. Leakey's concise volume serves as an excellent guide to Baudelaire's poetry and life. Leakey's lifelong study of Baudelaire's works is apparent on every page, an artful blend of essential information and critical insight. ... What distinguishes this volume overall is the ease with which Leakey ties Baudelaire's work to the broad tradition of French lyric verse, and simultaneously sets it apart, highlighting Baudelaire's originality and modernity." French Review
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- Date Published: April 1992
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521369374
- length: 144 pages
- dimensions: 196 x 127 x 10 mm
- weight: 0.15kg
- contains: 1 table
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Chronology
1. Composition
2. Themes
3. Sound and verse
4. Swan-song: Le Cygne
5. Conclusion
Guide to further reading
Brief index of poems by Baudelaire.
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