The Flowers of Evil

A collection of French lyric poetry by Charles Baudelaire, presented here in English verse translation by Cyril Scott. The poems explore themes of beauty, spleen, sorrow, love, death, and the poet's role, opening with a portrait of a doomed, outcast artist.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic poetry›French poetry›Baudelaire to the Symbolists, 1857 to 1899

Reader

Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic poetry›French poetry