Twenty Prose Poems by Charles Baudelaire (French) Paperback Book

Description: Twenty Prose Poems by Charles Baudelaire, Michael Hamburger "From the introduction by Michael Hamburger: ""Baudelaire's prose poems were written at long intervals during the last twelve or thirteen years of his life. The prose poem was a medium much suited to his habits and character. Being pre-eminently a moralist, he needed a medium that enabled him to illustrate a moral insight as briefly and vividly as possible. Being an artist and sensualist, he needed a medium that was epigrammatic or aphoristic, but allowed him scope for fantasy and for that element of suggestiveness which he considered essential to beauty. His thinking about society and politics, as about everything else, was experimental; like the thinking of most poets it drew on experience and imagination, rather than on facts and general arguments. That is another reason why the prose poem proved a medium so congenial to Baudelaire." FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE French CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From the introduction by Michael Hamburger:"Baudelaires prose poems were written at long intervals during the last twelve or thirteen years of his life. The prose poem was a medium much suited to his habits and character. Being pre-eminently a moralist, he needed a medium that enabled him to illustrate a moral insight as briefly and vividly as possible. Being an artist and sensualist, he needed a medium that was epigrammatic or aphoristic, but allowed him scope for fantasy and for that element of suggestiveness which he considered essential to beauty. His thinking about society and politics, as about everything else, was experimental; like the thinking of most poets it drew on experience and imagination, rather than on facts and general arguments. That is another reason why the prose poem proved a medium so congenial to Baudelaire."Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) was a French poet, essayist, art critic, and translator for Edgar Allan Poe. He is credited with coining the term "modernity" to describe the fleeting, ephemeral experience of life in an urban metropolis and the responsibility art has to capture that experience. Long Description From the introduction by Michael Hamburger: "Baudelaires prose poems were written at long intervals during the last twelve or thirteen years of his life. The prose poem was a medium much suited to his habits and character. Being pre-eminently a moralist, he needed a medium that enabled him to illustrate a moral insight as briefly and vividly as possible. Being an artist and sensualist, he needed a medium that was epigrammatic or aphoristic, but allowed him scope for fantasy and for that element of suggestiveness which he considered essential to beauty. His thinking about society and politics, as about everything else, was experimental; like the thinking of most poets it drew on experience and imagination, rather than on facts and general arguments. That is another reason why the prose poem proved a medium so congenial to Baudelaire." Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) was a French poet, essayist, art critic, and translator for Edgar Allan Poe. He is credited with coining the term "modernity" to describe the fleeting, ephemeral experience of life in an urban metropolis and the responsibility art has to capture that experience. Details ISBN087286216X Publisher City Lights Books Photographer Michael Hamburger ISBN-10 087286216X ISBN-13 9780872862166 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 841.8 Imprint City Lights Books Country of Publication United States Translated from French Translator Michael Hamburger Birth 1924 Edition Description Revised Short Title FRE-20 PROSE POEMS REV/E Language French Pages 64 Place of Publication Monroe, OR DOI 10.1604/9780872862166 NZ Release Date 2001-01-18 UK Release Date 2001-01-18 Author Michael Hamburger Audience General AU Release Date 2001-01-01 Year 1988 Publication Date 1988-02-18 US Release Date 1988-02-18 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:9647003;

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