Charles Baudelaire





Charles Baudelaire

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born
in Paris, France
April 09, 1821

died
August 31, 1867

gender
male

genre

influences
Edgar Allan Poe


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 as representing depravit...more


Average rating: 4.26 · 24,121 ratings · 808 reviews · 206 distinct works · Similar authors
Les Fleurs du Mal
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4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 15,691 ratings — published 1857 — 303 editions
Paris Spleen
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4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 3,239 ratings — published 1851 — 78 editions
Poems
4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 919 ratings — published 1942 — 25 editions
Flowers of Evil and Other W...
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4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 364 ratings5 editions
On Wine and Hashish
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 627 ratings — published 1860 — 41 editions
Baudelaire Rimbaud Verlaine...
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4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 2000
Twenty Prose Poems
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4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 285 ratings — published 1968 — 5 editions
The Painter of Modern Life ...
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 1965 — 14 editions
The Flowers of Evil & Paris...
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4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 252 ratings — published 1962 — 7 editions
Flowers of Evil: A Selection
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 1998 — 10 editions
More books by Charles Baudelaire…
“Always be a poet, even in prose.”
Charles Baudelaire

“Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recaptured at will.”
Charles Baudelaire, The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays

“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

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