{"product_id":"2940013456730","title":"Les Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil)","description":"En français et en anglais\u003cbr\u003eIn French \u0026amp; English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLes Fleurs du mal (English: The Flowers of Evil) is a volume of French poetry by Charles Baudelaire. First published in 1857, it was important in the symbolist and modernist movements. The subject matter of these poems deals with themes relating to decadence and eroticism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe initial publication of the book was arranged in six thematically segregated sections:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpleen et Idéal (Spleen and Ideal)\u003cbr\u003eTableaux parisiens (Parisian Scenes)\u003cbr\u003eLe Vin (Wine)\u003cbr\u003eFleurs du mal (Flowers of Evil)\u003cbr\u003eRévolte (Revolt)\u003cbr\u003eLa Mort (Death)\u003cbr\u003eThe foreword to the volume, identifying Satan with the pseudonymous alchemist Hermes Trismegistus and calling boredom the worst of miseries, neatly sets the general tone of what is to follow:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSi le viol, le poison, le poignard, l'incendie,\u003cbr\u003eN'ont pas encore brodé de leurs plaisants dessins\u003cbr\u003eLe canevas banal de nos piteux destins,\u003cbr\u003eC'est que notre âme, hélas! n'est pas assez hardie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf rape and poison, dagger and burning,\u003cbr\u003eHave still not embroidered their pleasant designs\u003cbr\u003eOn the banal canvas of our pitiable destinies,\u003cbr\u003eIt's because our souls, alas, are not bold enough!\u003cbr\u003eThe preface concludes with the following malediction:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eC'est l'Ennui! —l'œil chargé d'un pleur involontaire,\u003cbr\u003eIl rêve d'échafauds en fumant son houka.\u003cbr\u003eTu le connais, lecteur, ce monstre délicat,\u003cbr\u003e—Hypocrite lecteur,—mon semblable,—mon frère!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's Ennui! — his eye brimming with spontaneous tear\u003cbr\u003eHe dreams of the gallows in the haze of his hookah.\u003cbr\u003eYou know him, reader, this delicate monster,\u003cbr\u003eHypocritical reader, my likeness, my brother!","brand":"DB Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175796687088,"sku":"2940013456730","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013456730_p0.jpg?v=1763581527","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013456730","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}