The title of Antonio Skarmeta's Burning Patience, which inspired the movie "Il Postino," is based on a quote from which poet? (Hint: Pablo Neruda made reference to this quote in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech.)
a. André Malraux
b. Charles Baudelaire
c. Paul Verlaine
d. Arthur Rimbaud
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a. André Malraux
b. Charles Baudelaire
c. Paul Verlaine
d. Arthur Rimbaud
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Charles Baudelaire
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born
April 09, 1821
died
August 31, 1867
gender
male
place of birth
Paris, France
genre
Poetry, Literature & Fiction
about this author
Charles Baudelaire was a 19th century French poet, translator, and literary and art critic whose reputation rests primarily on Les Fleurs du mal; (1857; The Flowers of Evil) which was perhaps the most important and influential poetry collection published in Europe in the 19th century. Similarly, his Petits poèmes en prose (1868; "Little Prose Poems") was the most successful and innovative early experiment in prose poetry of the time.
Known for his highly controversial, and often dark poetry, as well as his translation of the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, Baudelaire's life was filled with drama and strife, from financial disaster to being prosecuted for obscenity and blasphemy. Long after his death many look upon his name a...more
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Les Fleurs Du Mal by Charles Baudelaire, Richard Howard avg rating 4.31 — 1,397 ratings — published 1857 168 editions |
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Paris Spleen (New Directions Paperbook) by Charles Baudelaire avg rating 4.36 — 496 ratings — published 1962 24 editions |
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Twenty Prose Poems by Charles Baudelaire avg rating 4.38 — 135 ratings — published 1968 3 editions |
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Baudelaire Rimbaud Verlaine: Selected Verse and Prose Poems by Charles Baudelaire avg rating 4.15 — 110 ratings — published 2000 |
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The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays by Charles Baudelaire, Jonathon Mayne avg rating 4.19 — 96 ratings — published 1995 |
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On Wine and Hashish by Charles Baudelaire avg rating 4.11 — 81 ratings — published 1964 24 editions |
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Baudelaire: Poems by Charles Baudelaire avg rating 4.17 — 59 ratings — published 1993 |
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The Parisian Prowler: Le Spleen De Paris Petits Poemes En Prose by Charles Baudelaire avg rating 4.40 — 53 ratings — published 1990 3 editions |
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Complete Poems by Charles Baudelaire avg rating 4.54 — 41 ratings — published 1976 8 editions |
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The Flowers of Evil & Paris Spleen by Charles Baudelaire avg rating 4.54 — 35 ratings — published 1991 |
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"Always be a poet, even in prose."
— Charles Baudelaire
— Charles Baudelaire
"One should always be drunk. That's all that matters...But with what? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you chose. But get drunk."
— Charles Baudelaire
— Charles Baudelaire
"The greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing the world that he did not exist."
— Charles Baudelaire
— Charles Baudelaire
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