This fantastic volume contains a carefully selected collection of essays, studies, and biographical sketches of Baudelaire that explore the life and work of one of France's most influential writers.

Spine title: Writings on art & artists Includes bibliographical references.

The works within, particularly those that explore the nuances of Baudelaire's life and artistry, stand out for their introspective analysis and poetic profundity, casting a new light on the symbiotic relationship between life and literature ...

This bold new translation with facing French text restores once banned poems to their original places and reveals the full richness and variety of the collection.

Parmée provides an introduction examining Baudelaire's views as revealed in the essays, as well as commenting on Baudelaire's style. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in French literature.

These are daring works, often painful to read in their misanthropy and unconventional beauty.

Reproduction of the original: Charles Baudelaire, His Life by Théophile Gautier

The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire is one the great works by the Charles Baudelaire .

The compilation concludes with a critical miscellany of several other prefaces and notes on the American author and his works.