Product Description

Rimbaud called him 'le premier voyant, roi des poetes, un vrai dieu', and the history of modern poetry, which begins with him, has borne out that opinion. This is a comprehensive new translation of all Baudelaire's poetry, excluding only the juvenilia, occasional verse and work of doubtful attribution. It includes all the poems published in the first (1857) and second (1861) editions of the book, as well as those added to the third (1868), published after the poet's death. Baudelaire contemplated a volume of poems that would 'launch him into the future like a cannonball', and here it is in vivid and formally authoritative translation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #117904 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-25
• Original language: English, French
• Binding: Paperback
• 464 pages

About the Author
Charles Baudelaire was born in 1821 and died in 1867. He was one of France's best-known poets, as well as a distinguished translator and critic. His most famous work is the great verse sequence Les Fleurs du mal 91857). Petits poemes en prose (Le spleen de Paris) (1869) and Journaux intimes (1887) were published posthumously and are still widely admired today.

Customer Reviews

DOWN THE ALLEY
You are not buying a book here. You are Buying the words of a genius. When I say genius I mean real genius. the word is used for everything these days but there are not many, if any genius's in the world. In his time Baudalaire could crumple any other genius into a small package with his poetry.

The quality of the book binding is slightly suspect but like i said you are buying the words here. dont buy anything but the complete works of Baudelaire because you will only want the complete works in the end anyway!