Baudelaire

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Baudelaire's 'Les Fleurs du Mal' (Flowers of Evil) is a fascinating collection of poetry, including the majority of his work throughout his lifetime. He writes with such beauty about the human condition and touches on various philosophical ideas through his poems. If you're studying French, there are editions of his poems that contain both the original French and an English translation side by side, which can be really helpful for improving your vocabulary, and most of all for fully appreciating Baudelaire's skill with the French language.