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Title: Flowers of Evil by Charles P. Baudelaire, Marthiel Mathews, Jackson Mathews ISBN: 0-8112-1117-7 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Pub. Date: October, 1989 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent collection of Baudelaire's work
Comment: Charles Baudelaire's poetry is some of the best poetry ever written. He explores a number of different themes, often focusing on his personal experiances and emotions. To those of us who have suffered in life, one can easily relate to a lot of the feelings he felt. There are many hidden messages in the poetry, and the language is very rich and educated. You can get a lot of different interpretations out of these poems, which make them all the more relevant to the reader.
The best thing about this book is the fact that it features both the original French and an English translation, side by side. For those who are fluent or well versed in French, this is a dream come true. The translations are expertly done, and great care has been done to preserve the rhyme schemes without losing the meaning of the poems.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best Translation I've Seen
Comment: This edition of "Flowers of Evil" contains all of the poems, not in their original order. However, ample introductory material and two tables of contents allows the reader to see what the work was when it was first published.
The poems themselves cover many subjects in traditional symbolist style, from cats to gypsies to corpses to a whole section on wine. A must for any student of poetry.
However, if you're looking for a translation that is true word for word and does not attempt to preserve the meter and rhyme, this is not the book for you. Mcentyre does a fabulous job tweaking the enlish to preserve poetic structure, but for students of French, and those interested in doing their own translations, other editions are preferable.
Rating: 4
Summary: The roots of evil?
Comment: This dual language edition of Baudelaire's revolutionary work is an excellent addition to any poetry lover's bookshelf. The translations are well thought out and can be read as works on their own if you do not speak French. However, Baudelaire's poetry is best read in the original French if the reader really wishes to appreciate the gravity and depth of poems such as 'Le Cygne' (Andromac je pense a vous) or marvel at the streets of Paris in the middle of Haussmann's redevelopment plan.
Baudelaire allows us to explore our own emotions and leads us on a journey from this world, to the classical world and then on to the next. We see love in many guises, from Baudelaire's various 'amantes' to sex with common prostitutes. We cannot help be amazed by the poet's versatility of subject matter and even of style, particularly in 'Harmonie du Soir'. This collection can be read on many different levels and every time one rereads a poem, there is always something more.
I would recommend 'Les Fleurs du Mal' to anyone who has been entranced by French literature all through the ages. You will see love, hate and Paris as you've never seen them before.
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Title: Paris Spleen by Charles P. Baudelaire, Louise Varese ISBN: 0811200078 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Pub. Date: February, 1988 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Against Nature by Joris-Karl Huysmans, Robert Baldick ISBN: 0140440860 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: May, 1959 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: A Season in Hell and The Drunken Boat by N Rimbaud, Arthur Rimbaud, Louise Varese ISBN: 0811201856 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Pub. Date: February, 1988 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Torture Garden by Octave Mirbeau, Alvah C. Bessie ISBN: 0965104265 Publisher: Juno Books Pub. Date: 31 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Arthur Rimbaud: Complete Works by Paul Schmidt ISBN: 0060955503 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 04 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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