Les Baudelaire, Charles 1821-1867 creator text utu 2004 monographic fr 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Les Fleurs du Mal" by Charles Baudelaire is a volume of French poetry first published in 1857. This groundbreaking collection explores themes of decadence, eroticism, suffering, and death through unconventional imagery and forms. Six poems were censored upon release for immorality, sparking prosecution and controversy. The work broke with poetic tradition and became a cornerstone of symbolist and modernist movements. Now recognized as a major achievement in French literature, it profoundly influenced poets including Verlaine, Rimbaud, and Mallarmé. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Fleurs_du_mal Release date is 2004-07-01 Produced by Tonya Allen, Julie Barkley, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Original publication data not identified French poetry -- 19th century PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6099 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6099 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133148.0 6099