The Flowers of Evil
3 hrs. 50 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Charles Baudelaire
Author
Charles Baudelaire
Narrator
Valery Mullagaleyev
Narrator
Valery Mullagaleyev
Description
Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867) is a classic of French literature: poet, critic, essayist, founder of decadence and symbolism. The poetic peak of his work became the collection of poems “Les Fleurs du mal” (“Flowers of Evil”), first published in 1857 and instantly attracting the attention of the reading public. The poet was immediately fined for insulting public morals and forced to remove from the text 6 of the most “immoral” poems.
This collection fully reflects the poet’s worldview. His main lyrical moods are boredom, gloom, and melancholy. The characters of his poems seem torn between spiritual beauty and the aesthetics of vice; they suffer from the split between desires and a thirst for death. Many texts are dedicated to the French poet Théophile Gautier and the author’s muse, the ballerina Jeanne Duval, who significantly influenced Charles Baudelaire’s development as a poet.
In this edition, Baudelaire’s poems are presented in translation by the poet-imagist Vadim Shereshevich.
Age restriction: 16+
This collection fully reflects the poet’s worldview. His main lyrical moods are boredom, gloom, and melancholy. The characters of his poems seem torn between spiritual beauty and the aesthetics of vice; they suffer from the split between desires and a thirst for death. Many texts are dedicated to the French poet Théophile Gautier and the author’s muse, the ballerina Jeanne Duval, who significantly influenced Charles Baudelaire’s development as a poet.
In this edition, Baudelaire’s poems are presented in translation by the poet-imagist Vadim Shereshevich.
Age restriction: 16+
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