{"product_id":"charles-baudelaire-theophile-gautier-9781861719034","title":"Charles Baudelaire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCHARLES BAUDELAIRE: HIS LIFE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy Théophile Gautier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith poems translated by Guy Thorne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Baudelaire\u003c\/strong\u003e (1821-1867) was a celebrated 19th century French poet, author of the famous \u003cem\u003eFlowers of Evil \u003c\/em\u003epoetic sequence, first published in 1857. Baudelaire is a poet's poet \u003cem\u003epar excellence\u003c\/em\u003e, a brilliant craftsman who produced some of the finest poems in the French language. Baudelaire was known as a dandy who led a bohemian lifestyle; he knew many of the artists of the era (Manet, Nadar, Delacroix, and Gautier). Baudelaire's influence on subsequent poets and artists has been immense. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book by Charles Baudelaire's friend Théophile Gautier is an important early study of the poet. Gautier offers a biography of the poet, and looks at his work. In the second part, Guy Thorne translates a selections of Baudelaire's poems, including from his two best-known collections - the F\u003cem\u003elowers of Evil \u003c\/em\u003eand the \u003cem\u003eLittle Poems In Prose\u003c\/em\u003e. A group of letters from Baudelaire are also included, and an essay on Baudelaire's influence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated. 204 pages. Paperback, with a full colour cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the French text of Baudelaire's poetry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewww.crmoon.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Theophile Gautier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1861719035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861719034\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crescent Moon Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.43d","brand":"Theophile Gautier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440082137343,"sku":"9781861719034","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bdfc5e03-226f-4edd-a033-0a6ac71012ac.jpg?v=1777180293","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/charles-baudelaire-theophile-gautier-9781861719034","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}