# Les Fleurs du Mal

By Charles Baudelaire.

"Les Fleurs du Mal" by Charles Baudelaire is a volume of French poetry first published in 1857. This groundbreaking collection explores themes of decadence, eroticism, suffering, and death through unconventional imagery and forms. Six poems were censored upon release for immorality, sparking prosecution and controversy. The work broke with poetic tradition and became a cornerstone of symbolist and modernist movements. Now recognized as a major achievement in French literature, it profoundly influenced poets including Verlaine, Rimbaud, and Mallarmé. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: French
- Subjects: French poetry -- 19th century

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Poème du Mois - 005 Le Chat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/5367) by Charles Baudelaire (8 min, French)
- [Poème du Mois - 004 L'albatros](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/5268) by Charles Baudelaire (5 min, French)

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