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Charles Baudelaire (International) assertion Charles Baudelaire i(A11382 works by)
This international person is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Born: Established: 9 Apr 1821 Paris,
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France,
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 31 Aug 1867 Paris,
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France,
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Western Europe, Europe,
Gender: Male
Heritage: French
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1 4 y separately published work icon Selected Poems from Les Fleurs Du Mal Charles Baudelaire , Jan Owen (translator), United Kingdom (UK) : Arc Publications , 2015 9211895 2015 selected work poetry

'The poems of The Flowers of Evil were written in Paris at a time of revolution and accelerating change - the beginning of mass culture, the rise of consumerism and the middle-class, the radical redevelopment of the city by Haussmann - and they provide many parallels with the malaise and uncertainties of contemporary capitalist societies. Here we find poems about love (and love-hate), birds and beasts, Paris scenes and street people; about spiritual revolt, wine, death, travel and far-away places. The poet's voice is by turns ironical, angry and compassionate, his words charged with anguish, desire and rapture. Jan Owen's masterly translation captures all of this in a selection that includes many of Baudelaire's best known poems - including those banned from 1857 edition - as well as some less familiar ones, with the volume leading up to his great long poem, 'The Voyage', and finishing with the much-loved sonnet 'Meditation'.' (Publication summary)
1 The Swan i "It's you I'm thinking of, Andromache", Charles Baudelaire , Jan Owen (translator), 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 56 no. 6 2012; (p. 79)
1 The Lid i "Whever man may go, by sea or land", Charles Baudelaire , Jan Owen (translator), 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 56 no. 6 2012; (p. 48)
1 Reve Parisien (Parisian Dream) i "Of this terrible countryside", Charles Baudelaire , John Kinsella (translator), 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 67 no. 3 2007; (p. 93-95)
1 Utterly Bored i "Utterly bored and cruel, do you keep tally,", Charles Baudelaire , Jan Owen (translator), 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 64 no. 4 2005; (p. 80)
1 The Abyss i "Pascal's abyss went everywhere with him.", Charles Baudelaire , Jan Owen (translator), 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 63 no. 1 2003; (p. 82)
1 Spleen II i "I'm like the rich young king of a land of rain,", Charles Baudelaire , Jan Owen (translator), 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 63 no. 1 2003; (p. 81-82)
1 Spleen I i "Memories: if I'd lived a thousand years", Charles Baudelaire , Jan Owen (translator), 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 63 no. 1 2003; (p. 81)
1 Former Life i "For a long time I lived under huge archways", Charles Baudelaire , Martin Harrison (translator), 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 63 no. 1 2003; (p. 80)
1 Autumn Song i "Soon we'll have leapt into darkest shadow", Charles Baudelaire , Martin Harrison (translator), 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 63 no. 1 2003; (p. 79-80)
1 To a Woman Passing by i "Around me howled the deafening street.", Charles Baudelaire , Jan Owen (translator), 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , October vol. 46 no. 10 2002; (p. 56)
1 Meditation i "Be a good child, Sadness, quieten down.", Charles Baudelaire , Jan Owen (translator), 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , October vol. 46 no. 10 2002; (p. 33)
1 Je t'adore i "I worship you as I worship the darkening sky's", Charles Baudelaire , Jan Owen (translator), 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , October vol. 46 no. 10 2002; (p. 33)
1 The Owls i "The owls are waiting ranged in state", Charles Baudelaire , Jan Owen (translator), 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 46 no. 1-2 2002; (p. 71)
1 Cats i "All ardent lovers in their prime", Charles Baudelaire , 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 46 no. 1-2 2002; (p. 66)
1 Exotic Perfume i "When, my two eyes have closed, on a sultry evening in Autumn,", Charles Baudelaire , Antoni Jach (translator), 1982 single work poetry
— Appears in: Words and Visions , Xmas no. 11 1982; (p. 21)
1 The Possessed i "The sun covers itself with a veil. Like it,", Charles Baudelaire , Antoni Jach (translator), 1982 single work poetry
— Appears in: Words and Visions , Xmas no. 11 1982; (p. 21)
1 L'Invitation au Voyage i "my one-way own-me? or thee?", Charles Baudelaire , 1943 single work poetry
— Appears in: Comment , January no. 14 1943; (p. 2-3)
1 Parfum Exotique i "When, my eyes closed, on an Autumn night", Charles Baudelaire , 1942 single work poetry
— Appears in: Comment , October no. 13 1942; (p. 6)
1 Hymne i "To her, the dear, the fair benign", J. J. Andrews , Charles Baudelaire , 1898 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 26 November vol. 19 no. 980 1898; (p. 2)
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