The Flowers of Evil by Charles P. Baudelaire, Poetry, European, French

by Baudelaire, Charles P.
ISBN: 9781463801809
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The poems deal with themes relating to decadence and eroticism. Charles Baudelaire opens The Flowers of Evil with a poem entitled "Benediction," and it's special stuff -- but of course it is, we're talking about a poem by Charles Baudelaire, for god's sake. When by the changeless Power of a Supreme Decree The poet issues forth upon this sorry sphere, His mother, horrified, and full of blasphemy, Uplifts her voice to God, who takes compassion on her. "Ah, why did I not bear a serpent's nest entire, Instead of bringing forth this hideous Child of Doom Oh curs d be that transient night of vain desire When I conceived my expiation in my womb "

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Baudelaire, Charles P.
  • ISBN: 9781463801809
  • Condition: New
  • Dimensions: 9.00 x 0.17
  • Number Of Pages: 72
  • Publication Year: 2011
Language: English