Controversial book of verse, first published in 1857, presented in a handsome dual-language edition, together with superb selection of great French poet's other works: prose poems from "Spleen of Paris," critical essays on art, music, and literature, as well as personal letters. Line-by-line English translation, with original French text on facing page.
Les Fleurs du Mal, plus prose poems from "Spleen of Paris," critical essays on art, music and literature, and personal letters.