Sunday 13 August 2017

A guide to the Paris of Baudelaire: Paris change




Visiting Paris is always a cultural experience due to its food, monuments and attractions. Yet no guide to the Île de France is quite like that of Charles Baudelaire.
Through his famous work of poetry ‘Les Fleurs du Mal’, the famous 19thcentury poet depicts Paris changing through Haussemannisation, with his memories that are “plus lourds que des rocs.”

The Paris of Baudelaire: ‘Tableaux parisiens’ et Les Fleurs du Mal’ 


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1.’Corner building, Square Alboni, Paris’ by James Petts, via Wikimedia Commons
2. ‘Charles Baudelaire’ by Étienne Carjat, via Wikimedia Commons

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