Baudelaire's "Les Fleurs du mal"

"Les Fleurs du mal" by Charles Baudelaire is a groundbreaking French poetry collection exploring themes of beauty, decay, and human desires. It delves into the duality of existence—both divine and corrupt—and reflects on modern life's fleeting pleasure and underlying suffering. Baudelaire uses vivid imagery and innovative language to reveal the contrasts between the aesthetic pleasures and darker aspects of life, challenging traditional moral views and embracing a complex view of human nature. The work is considered a foundation of modern poetry, highlighting the tension between beauty and torment in the human experience.