Long after his death many look upon his name as representing d Charles Pierre Baudelaire was a 19th century French poet, translator, and literary and art critic whose reputation rests primarily on Les Fleurs du Mal (1857 The Flowers of Evil) which was perhaps the most important and influential poetry collection published in Europe in the 19th century. Known for his highly controversial, and often dark poetry, as well as his translation of the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, Baudelaire's life was filled with drama and strife, from financial disaster to being prosecuted for obscenity and blasphemy. Similarly, his Petits poèmes en prose (1868 "Little Prose Poems") was the most successful and innovative early experiment in prose poetry of the time. Charles Pierre Baudelaire was a 19th century French poet, translator, and literary and art critic whose reputation rests primarily on Les Fleurs du Mal (1857 The Flowers of Evil) which was perhaps the most important and influential poetry collection published in Europe in the 19th century.
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