{"product_id":"the-flowers-of-evil-the-award-winning-translation-9781567928273","title":"The Flowers of Evil: The Award-Winning Translation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe celebrated, National Book Award-winning, translation of Baudelaire's masterpiece. \"It is the English edition to acquire.\"--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePulitzer Prize winning poet and translator, Richard Howard, gives readers the true voice of Baudelaire in this masterful translation. Charles 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 ecstasy 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\"Howard's achievement is such that we can be confident that his \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlowers of Evil\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaudelaire, Charles:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Baudelaire\u003c\/b\u003e was a French poet whose work explored taboo areas of sensuality and sexuality. His highly original style of prose-poetry influenced a whole generation of poets including Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, and Stéphane Mallarmé, among many others. He is credited with coining the term \"modernity\" (\u003ci\u003emodernité\u003c\/i\u003e) to designate the fleeting, ephemeral experience of life in an urban metropolis (such as mid-19th century Paris), and the responsibility of artistic expression to capture that experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoward, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Howard\u003c\/b\u003e was one of the most prolific and respected twentieth-century literary critics and translators. He won a Pulitzer Prize, a PEN Translation Prize, a National Book Award (for \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLes Fleurs Du Mal (The Flowers of Evil)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e), a Literary Award from the Academy of Arts and Letters, a MacArthur Fellowship, the title of Chevalier from France's \u003ci\u003eL'Ordre National du Merite\u003c\/i\u003e, and the position of Poet Laureate of New York. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verba Mundi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51254049931538,"sku":"9781567928273","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2afb8e3b-8ea4-4bca-8458-3549b2d4a28f.jpg?v=1761736697","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-flowers-of-evil-the-award-winning-translation-9781567928273","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}