The Flowers of Evil (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199535583)

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. Including the French texts and comprehensive explanatory notes to the poems, this extraordinary body of love poems restores the six poems originally banned in 1857, revealing the richness and variety of the collection.

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Author: Charles Baudelaire, James N. McGowan
ISBN-10: 0199535582
ISBN-13: 9780199535583
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 05/15/2008
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.75h x 5.15w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Entertainment Weekly 12/11/2009 pg. 37