This English translation of Charles Baudelaire's The Flowers of Evil by (ISBN 978-1503217706) is the critically acclaimed new adaptation of Charles Baudelaire's seminal collection of French poems. Baudelaire called his collection 'Les Fleurs du Mal' and it was published in 1861 to replace and augment the banned edition of 1857. This new revised translation contains many amendments to the first edition, and is now back in print. The English verse translation, with footnotes, is followed by the original French text. The six poems that were banned in 1857 are also included after the main text. The translations remain faithful to the original in both rhyme scheme and syllable count.Charles Baudelaires 'Les Fleurs du Mal' marked an important turning point in the history of world poetry, providing a crucial link between romanticism and modernism. It is without doubt one of the greatest works of world literature.
