The Flowers of Evil
The Flowers of Evil
By Charles Baudelaire.
Cover design by Marco Sabbatani.
Baudelaire’s most famous poetical effort is the result of a slow and immersed work. The poems focus on death, disease, prostitution, the ordinary street life of Paris, of everything that sheds light or spoke to humanity. Scandalous at the time of first publishing, and still challenging nowadays. Some critics call it a “masterpiece of passion, art, and poetry”.
Our edition comprises all the original poems, including the censored ones, following the 1868 edition. It summarizes our favourite translations by William Aggeler, Roy Campbell, Cyril Scott, and more.
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Black Letter Press
Hardcover bound in red Italian Fedrigoni Imitlin, Measures 100x160 mm, 120-gram red Endpapers, Printed on 115 g wood-free, age-resistant Cream paper, Sewn book block, Black ribbon marker and Headbands.
About the Publisher
Black Letter Press is a small independent publisher located close to Hannover in Northern Germany, founded by Alice and Claudio Rocchetti in 2018 in Turin, with the publication of Giambattista della Porta's Natural Magick.
BLP specializes in the revival of rare and antique books on a broad range of topics, including the sciences and history of science, poetry, occult philosophy, art, curious and unusual literature, and more.
Our mission is to do these historical texts justice, publishing books that are fine and beautiful, yet remaining affordable and accessible.
Description
Baudelaire’s most famous poetical effort is the result of a slow and immersed work. The poems focus on death, disease, prostitution, the ordinary street life of Paris, of everything that sheds light or spoke to humanity. Scandalous at the time of first publishing, and still challenging nowadays. Some critics call it a “masterpiece of passion, art, and poetry”.
Our edition comprises all the original poems, including the censored ones, following the 1868 edition. It summarizes our favourite translations by William Aggeler, Roy Campbell, Cyril Scott, and more.
