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Paris Spleen, 1869

by Louise Varèse, Charles Baudelaire
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Paris Spleen, 1869
Paris Spleen, 1869

Modernity's flux captured in evocative prose poetry.

If the intertwining of beauty and grim urban life intrigues you, "Paris Spleen, 1869" could be an evocative journey through Paris as Charles Baudelaire saw it. It's a raw and sensory exploration of modern life that not only pioneered prose poetry but also offers a timeless reflection on human experiences. The vivid imagery Baudelaire uses will grip your imagination, and the short format makes it a poetically rich yet digestible read for those curious about the birth of literary modernism.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Paris Spleen, 1869

by Louise Varèse, Charles Baudelaire
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ISBN: 9780811200073
Authors: Louise Varèse, Charles Baudelaire
Publisher: New Directions
Date of Publication: 1970-01-17
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Poetry
Related Topics: Literature, Classics, Philosophy, French Literature
Goodreads rating: 4.24
(rated by 14858 readers)

Description

Set in a modern, urban Paris, the prose pieces in this volume constitute a further exploration of the terrain Baudelaire had covered in his verse masterpiece, The Flowers of Evil: the city and its squalor and inequalities, the pressures of time and mortality, and the liberation provided by the sensual delights of intoxication, art, and women. Published posthumously in 1869, Paris Spleen was a landmark publication in the development of the genre of prose poetry—a format which Baudelaire saw as particularly suited for expressing the feelings of uncertainty, flux, and freedom of his age—and one of the founding texts of literary modernism.
 

Modernity's flux captured in evocative prose poetry.

If the intertwining of beauty and grim urban life intrigues you, "Paris Spleen, 1869" could be an evocative journey through Paris as Charles Baudelaire saw it. It's a raw and sensory exploration of modern life that not only pioneered prose poetry but also offers a timeless reflection on human experiences. The vivid imagery Baudelaire uses will grip your imagination, and the short format makes it a poetically rich yet digestible read for those curious about the birth of literary modernism.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.