Table of Contents

Preface; Chronology; 1. Charles Baudelaire, a life in writing John E. Jackson; 2. Baudelaire's politics Dolf Oehler; 3. Baudelaire's poetic journey in Les Fleurs du Mal Barbara Wright; 4. Experimenting with verse form Rachel Killick; 5. The prose poetry Sonya Stephens; 6. Baudelairean ethics Edward Kaplan; 7. Baudelaire's Paris Ross Chambers; 8. Baudelaire and intoxicants E. S. Burt; 9. Art and its representation J. A. Hiddleston; 10. Music and theatre Margaret Miner; 11. Baudelaire's literary criticism Rosemary Lloyd; 12. Baudelaire's place in literary and cultural history Beryl Schlossman; 13. A woman reading Baudelaire Mary Ann Caws; 14. Translating Baudelaire Clive Scott; 15. A twenty-first century poet's response to Baudelaire Judith Vollmer; Afterword Claude Pichois; Guide to further reading; Index.

Promotional Information

A comprehensive and stimulating guide to the extraordinary poet, his work, and his influence on modern literature.

About the Author

Rosemary Lloyd is Rudy Professor of French at Indiana University.

Reviews

'In this excellent collection of sixteen essays the editor sets out to explore the wide-ranging effects of Bauledaire's writing both in French literature and further afield.' Contemporary Review