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Trois voix donnent leur titre au recueil poétique de 1837, Les Voix intérieures, et tissent « le chant qui répond en nous au chant que nous entendons hors de nous » : la voix de l'Histoire, des événements qui la font ou la défont ; celle de la Nature, où l'écrivain pressent d'obscurs messages ; celle enfin de l'Homme parlant au cœur de l'homme, du père ou du frère disparus, de la femme et des enfants si proches et si lointains à la fois.

Baudelaire’s most famous collection of poems is The Flowers of Evil, which was published in 1857 and which was widely condemned as being unwholesome and decadent. The publication actually led to Baudelaire being prosecuted on a charge of offending public morals. There have been numerous translations of Baudelaire’s work into English, but many of them have been judged as not being particularly successful. Strum’s version of The Flowers of Evil is unusual and notable for its accuracy in capturing the elusive appeal of the originals.

This collection contains miscellaneous notes and fragments found after the death of Baudelaire. They reveal in miniature the many and varied aspects of the moral and intellectual life of the author. Included are reflections not only on poetry, but also on painting and music, displaying Baudelaire’s finely honed critical instincts.