{"product_id":"9780486113647","title":"The Flowers of Evil \u0026 Paris Spleen: Selected Poems","description":"Sex and death, rebellion, corruption — the themes of Charles Baudelaire's sensual poems sparked outrage upon their 1857 debut. His masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eFlowers of Evil (Les Fleurs du Mal),\u003c\/i\u003e was dismissed as decadent and obscene and banned in France for nearly a century. Although Baudelaire died in obscurity, today he is recognized as one of the nineteenth century's greatest and most influential poets, whose works were ahead of their time. \u003cbr\u003eThis unique collection captures the fevered spirit of the transition from Romanticism to Modernism with authoritative interpretations of fifty-one poems from \u003ci\u003eFlowers of Evil.\u003c\/i\u003e In addition, fourteen prose poems from the posthumously published \u003ci\u003eParis Spleen \u003c\/i\u003eoffer poignant reflections on the city and its humbler denizens. Noted scholar Wallace Fowlie provides definitive translations of these verses.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082774954224,"sku":"9780486113647","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486113647_p0.jpg?v=1763708018","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486113647","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}