| The Cambridge Companion to Baudelaire Contributor(s): Lloyd, Rosemary (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521537827 ISBN-13: 9780521537827 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $35.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: In this Companion, essays by outstanding scholars illuminate Charles Baudelaire's writing for the lay reader and specialist. In addition to a survey of his life and a study of his social context, the volume includes essays on his verse and prose, analyzing the extraordinary power and effectiveness of his language and style, his exploration of intoxicants like wine and opium, and his art and literary criticism. The volume also discusses the difficulties, successes and failures of translating his poetry and his continuing power to move his readers. It features a guide to further reading and a chronology as well. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | European - French |
| Dewey: 841.8 |
| LCCN: 2005012929 |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.38" W x 9.02" (0.93 lbs) 258 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lloyd, Rosemary: - Rosemary Lloyd is Rudy Professor of French at Indiana University. |