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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
slow-paced
keeping in mind aaron poochigian's liberties of his translations, as he himself noted before baudelaire's pieces begin, this collection is pretty rad. i've never read a more interesting, relevant & well-written, albeit lengthy, introduction to an author & their work than this. the actual poems themselves are fascinating w their concepts (even more so during the time they were written) & the translator does a fantastic job of working on the flow of them. the collection & its creator are complex, i would consider, therefore i wouldn't recommend this if you're going for a more touristic perusal of poetry. but!! there is excellence in this, i swear!!
challenging
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medium-paced
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emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
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Book 177 out of 200 books
"The Flowers of Evil" by Charles Baudelaire
"The Flowers of Evil" is one of the first Poetry collections of the 19th Century French poet Charles Baudelaire, published in the year 1857. It contains nearly all of his poems. The poems in this collection tackle mainly on the matters of religion, its symbolisms vivid, the narrators' crises of the subject etc. Apart from the symbolisms, the poems also are about wine, one of Baudelaire's topics to talk about, about love, and about the dire social conditions of France at the time of this poetry collection's publishing.
MY THOUGHTS:
I never exactly expected Baudelaire to incorporate religion and the like to his poetry. The man writes excellently, an idea I'd learn from. These poems only took me 1 hour and 30 minutes to read, the title poem and "Benediction" are my personal favorites. Overall a great poetry collection and can be a great introduction for the reader into the greatness of French literature.
"The Flowers of Evil" by Charles Baudelaire
"The Flowers of Evil" is one of the first Poetry collections of the 19th Century French poet Charles Baudelaire, published in the year 1857. It contains nearly all of his poems. The poems in this collection tackle mainly on the matters of religion, its symbolisms vivid, the narrators' crises of the subject etc. Apart from the symbolisms, the poems also are about wine, one of Baudelaire's topics to talk about, about love, and about the dire social conditions of France at the time of this poetry collection's publishing.
MY THOUGHTS:
I never exactly expected Baudelaire to incorporate religion and the like to his poetry. The man writes excellently, an idea I'd learn from. These poems only took me 1 hour and 30 minutes to read, the title poem and "Benediction" are my personal favorites. Overall a great poetry collection and can be a great introduction for the reader into the greatness of French literature.
challenging
dark
reflective
The poetry really started to annoy me. I dunno, I like Rimbaud better.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
A poetry collection that covers themes such as beauty, love, death and humanity. Just like in other poetry collections, I liked some poems more than others. But the feeling I was left with after finishing this one was a lot stronger than with most others. It will certainly linger with me. I am amazed and lost for words at Baudelaire's talent. By the end, there were a few poems that were too dark for me and that prevented me from giving it a higher rating. But overall my reaction is just : wow.
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
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Han är antingen ledsen, kåt eller ledsen och kåt. Gråtrunken är strong in this one.
Det är en jättefin samling dikter som definitivt känns rå när en vant sig vid det äldre språket. Jag gillar översättningen i den här upplagan och en får en fin crash course om tiden och om Baudelaire i för- och efterord. Kul att ha läst, men kommer ärligt talat inte återvända särskilt ofta, skulle jag tro.
Det är en jättefin samling dikter som definitivt känns rå när en vant sig vid det äldre språket. Jag gillar översättningen i den här upplagan och en får en fin crash course om tiden och om Baudelaire i för- och efterord. Kul att ha läst, men kommer ärligt talat inte återvända särskilt ofta, skulle jag tro.