| Description |
viii, 116 pages ; 21 cm |
| Series |
Landmarks of world literature |
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Landmarks of world literature.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Chronology -- 1. Composition -- 2. Themes -- 3. Sound and verse -- 4. Swan-song: Le Cygne -- 5. Conclusion -- Guide to further reading -- Brief index of poems by Baudelaire |
| Summary |
"Les Fleurs du Mal, once the most infamous book of poems in French literature, has become the most famous and the most admired, owing its landmark status to the sheer aesthetic quality of its verses rather than to its judicial condemnation on its first publication in 1857. In this volume, Professor Leakey provides a comprehensive guide to the understanding and appreciation of Les Fleurs du Mal, offering fresh insights into its composition, themes and style, setting it in its historical context, and devoting a whole chapter to Baudelaire's crowning poetic achievement, Le Cygne. Book jacket."--Jacket |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-113) and index |
| Subject |
Baudelaire, Charles, 1821-1867. Fleurs du mal.
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| LC no. |
91019653 |
| ISBN |
0521361168 (hardback) |
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0521369371 (paperback) |
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