Baudelaire

Charles Baudelaire is a pioneer of French Symbolic poetry, which has an important position in the European and American poetry circles. His work "The Flower of Evil" is one of the most influential collections of poetry in the 19th century. From 1843, Baudelaire began to write poems that were later included in "The Flower of Evil". Shortly after the publication of the collection, he was sentenced by the misdemeanor court for "harming public morals and morals". In 1861, Baudelaire applied to join the French Academy and later withdrew. His works include "The Flower of Evil", "The Melancholy of Paris", "Aesthetic Treasures", "Poor Belgium!" and so on.

Born in Paris on April 9, 1821. Her father lost her childhood and her mother remarried. His stepfather, Colonel Opique, was later promoted to general and was appointed French ambassador to Spain during the Second Empire. He did not understand Baudelaire's poetic temperament and complex emotions, and Baudelaire could not accept his stepfather's autocratic style and high-pressure methods, so Opik became the person Baudelaire hated most. But Baudelaire had a deep affection for his mother. This abnormal family relationship inevitably affects the poet's mental state and creative emotions. Baudelaire took a challenging attitude towards the traditional concepts and moral values of the bourgeoisie. He strives to break free from the shackles of his class's ideology and explores seeking spiritual balance in the dream world of lyrical poetry. In this sense, Baudelaire was a prodigal son of the bourgeoisie. In 1839, Baudelaire passed the baccalaureate. He yearned for living a "free life" and wanted to become a writer. He read extensively, dabbled in a large number of literary works, traveled between young painters and writers, and was conquered by romanticism, the "most recent and modern expression of beauty."

In 1841, Charles Baudelaire was sent abroad to travel with Parisian literati artists and live a bohemian life. His original destination was Calcutta, and he stopped in Mauritius and other places. He refused to continue traveling, and returned to France on February 15, 1842, inheriting his father's 100,000 francs. 1845 Baudelaire published a painting review "The Salon of 1845", which shocked the critics with the novelty of his views. In 1848, the armed uprising of the workers in Paris against the Restoration Dynasty, Baudelaire took to the barricades and participated in the battle. In 1851, he published "Wine and Cannabis Essence". In September, he published the prose poem "Wine Soul". In 1852, Baudelaire's creation reached a climax. He has published more than 20 poems, more than a dozen commentaries and a large number of translations. In 1855, he published 18 prose poems under the title "Flower of Evil". In July, he published the first batch of prose poems "Dusky Night" and "Loneliness".

On June 25, 1857, the collection of poems "The Flower of Evil" was published. It established Baudelaire's important position in the history of French literature. When this collection of poems was published, only 100 poems were accepted. When it was republished in 1861, it increased to 129. It was republished many times later, and it was added one after another. On February 7 and February 14, 1864, six prose poems were published in Le Figaro, titled "The Melancholy of Paris". On April 24, Charles Baudelaire arrived in Brussels, Belgium. From May to June, he gave a speech in Belgium and read his poems. Despite his dislike of the country and the Belgians, he lived in Belgium for two years. On March 15, 1866, Charles Baudelaire fainted. On March 22-23, his condition worsened. On March 30, he was paralyzed on the right side of his body. On March 31, The Flower of New Evil was published. On July 2, Baudelaire was sent back to Paris.

On August 31, 1867, Charles Baudelaire died. On September 2, Charles Baudelaire was buried in the Montparnasse Cemetery. In 1869, his last book, The Melancholy of Paris, was published.