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Liked It Rated 4 stars “Les Fleurs du mal, once the most infamous book of poems in French literature, became in the twentieth century the most famous, and the most admired: its challenge to convention when it was first published in 1857 led to its judicial condemnation, but it owes its 'landmark' status to the sheer...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 3 stars

  “Pros: Contains the original french text. (I'm currently taking French courses at the university, so I'll be able to understand this in time! ;D)
  
  Cons: Not the best translation--some of the poems sound good, but I've read much better translations of most of them on the net.
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  K 3 1 SH 1 wrote this review Monday, September 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “I usually do not add anthologies of poems to my shelf. But Baudelaire...how can I not add you? What would happen to the world of poetry if you were not born?”

  Manini wrote this review Thursday, March 27 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “'Les fleurs du mal' can be 'bonnes' if you are a realist with pessimistic views upon the world”

  Alexandra V wrote this review Thursday, February 14 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “Les Fleurs du mal, once the most infamous book of poems in French literature, became in the twentieth century the most famous, and the most admired: its challenge to convention when it was first published in 1857 led to its judicial condemnation, but it owes its 'landmark' status to the sheer aesthetic quality of its verses.”

  Abdelmoutalib B wrote this review Wednesday, February 6 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “Baudelaire is perfection. His works, and this translation, draw the reader in with the superbness of tone and mood.”

  Nikkol wrote this review Thursday, July 26 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “What more can one say about this translation? National Book Award winner, and rightfully so–this translation is so perfect in tone and poetic craftsmanship that one forgets it is not the original. ”

  drgodine wrote this review Tuesday, June 5 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No