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The Flowers of Evil, originally published in 1857 as Les Fleurs du mal, is a collection of poetry by French poet Charles Baudelaire
. The French word mal can be translated as both evil and sickness. This SparkNotes treatment of The Flowers of Evil covers Spleen and Ideal; Parisian Landscapes; and Wine, Death, and Revolt. The Flowers of Evil delves into themes of decadence, eroticism, and the complexities of modern urban life, and it is considered a seminal work of the Symbolist movement in literature.Explore summary, form, and analysis discussions of Spleen and Ideal; Parisian Landscapes; and Wine, Death, and Revolt from The Flowers of Evil.
