{"product_id":"the-flowers-of-evil-by-charles-baudelaire-9781567928273","title":"The Flowers of Evil","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe celebrated, National Book Award-winning translation of Baudelaire's masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'It is the English edition to acquire.' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning poet and translator, Richard Howard, gives readers the true voice of Baudelaire in this masterful translation. Charles Baudelaire's 1857 masterwork was scandalous in its day for its portrayals of sex, same-sex love, death, the corrupting and oppressive power of the modern city and lost innocence, \u003cem\u003eLes Fleurs Du Mal\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe Flowers of Evil\u003c\/em\u003e) remains powerful and relevant for our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSpleen et ideal\u003c\/em\u003e, Baudelaire dramatises the erotic cycle of ecstasy and anguish of sexual and romantic love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTableaux Parisiens\u003c\/em\u003e condemns the crushing effects of urban planning on a city's soul and praises the city's anti-heroes including the deranged and derelict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLe Vin\u003c\/em\u003e centres on the search for oblivion in drink and drugs. The many kinds of love that lie outside traditional morality is the focus of \u003cem\u003eFleurs du Mal\u003c\/em\u003e while rebellion is at the heart of \u003cem\u003eRevolte\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Howard's achievement is such that we can be confident that his \u003cem\u003eFlowers of Evil\u003c\/em\u003e will long stand as definitive, a superb guide to France's greatest poet.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47371515855084,"sku":"9781567928273","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6503393482746.jpg?v=1773227480","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-flowers-of-evil-by-charles-baudelaire-9781567928273","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}