{"product_id":"les-fleurs-du-mal-bilingual-edition-paperback","title":"Les Fleurs Du Mal: Bilingual Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Baudelaire\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Howard\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eMichael Mazur\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bilingual, illustrated, and National Book Award-winning edition of Charles Baudelaire's masterpiece. The complete French text is accompanied with an English translation by Richard Howard.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharles Baudelaire's 1857 masterwork was scandalous in its day for its portrayals of sex, same-sex love, death, the corrupting and oppressive power of the modern city and lost innocence, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLes Fleurs Du Mal (The Flowers of Evil)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e remains powerful and relevant for our time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"Spleen et idéal,\" Baudelaire dramatizes the erotic cycle of ecstacy and anguish--of sexual and romantic love. \"Tableaux Parisiens\" condemns the crushing effects of urban planning on a city's soul and praises the city's anti-heroes including the deranged and derelict. \"Le Vin\" centers on the search for oblivion in drink and drugs. The many kinds of love that lie outside traditional morality is the focus of \"Fleurs du Mal\" while rebellion is at the heart of \"Révolte.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The voice of Baudelaire lives in this award-winning edition that includes monotypes by artist, Michael Mazur. \"Howard's achievement is such that we can be confident that this \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFleurs du Mal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e will long stand as definitive, a superb guide to France's greatest poet.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis translation of Baudelaire's magnum opus \"¬‚¬\" perhaps the most powerful and influential book of verse from the 19th century \"¬‚¬\" won the American Book Award for Translation. And the honor was well-deserved, for this is one of Richard Howard's greatest efforts. It's all here: a timeless translation, the complete French text, and Mazur's striking black and white monotypes in one elegant edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.2 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53191650279787,"sku":"9780879234621","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8401\/2907\/files\/6b0b3f91f637b1e76c7884d995a30a55.webp?v=1778188144","url":"https:\/\/fraulick.com\/products\/les-fleurs-du-mal-bilingual-edition-paperback","provider":"frauLick.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}