Les Fleurs
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Les Fleurs is a section of Charles Baudelaire’s poetry collection "Les Fleurs du mal," known for its evocative and symbolist exploration of beauty, decadence, and modern urban life.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fleurs | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | section of poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedAuthor | Charles Baudelaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Les Fleurs du mal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Charles Baudelaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| form | poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
French poetry
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lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasAesthetic |
dark romantic
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decadent ⓘ symbolist ⓘ |
| hasCentralMotif | flowers as symbols of beauty and corruption ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
considered a key part of Les Fleurs du mal
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influential in discussions of modernity in poetry ⓘ studied in French literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasTitleMeaning |
The Flowers
NERFINISHED
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The Flowers (in English translation) ⓘ |
| inCollectionFirstPublished | 1857 ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern French poetry
ⓘ
symbolist poets ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Romanticism
ⓘ
urban modernity ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Modernity
NERFINISHED
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Symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| medium | printed book ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evocative imagery
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representation of modern city life ⓘ symbolist exploration of beauty and decadence ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Les Fleurs du mal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
aestheticism
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beauty ⓘ boredom ⓘ decadence ⓘ eroticism ⓘ ideal ⓘ melancholy ⓘ modern urban life ⓘ mortality ⓘ sin ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ spleen ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
| workContext | Second French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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