The Flowers of Evil: The Award-Winning Translation

I could hardly put this down. I hadn't read these in awhile and had forgotten how tranportive they are. These poems take you on a wild ride of emotions, which is so beautiful that at times I could cry. I love to know that love like thta was felt, and you can even feel how much he love he felt even in the angry or murnful poems, that's how deeply he loved.

I love this book. It has great translations and offers the French original also. It is a beautiful book with lovely pictures as well. Well worth it!

I had gotten this for my boyfriend several years ago and last year, at this time he passed away from pneumonia. His family got rid of all his books, so I bought this for myself because he liked it so much.

I am not a fan of Poetry, but this guy had some great concepts in his poetry. Having the French with English translation on the next page really helped me as a native English speaker to get the flow of the poetry and pick up (or disagree with the translator) on the parts I didn't quite understand.

I bought this for my boyfriend as a birthday gift and he loves it. Charles Baudelaire is his favorite poet and he loves that there is English and French in this version. The cover is beautiful and the content is beautifully macabre.

Not my cup of tea. Had to buy for college

Firstly, I love Les Fleur du Mal and Charles Baudelaire is quickly becoming my favorite writer. I only gave this version four stars because I did not like this translation. I found it to be too literal which slightly detracted from the writing. Personally, my favorite translation is by Norman Shapiro. While Shapiro's version is not as literal a translation as this one, I feel he does a better job of retaining the rhythm and essence of Baudelaire's writings. Again, that is just my personal preference but I would suggest trying to find Baudelaire's writings at a local bookstore or library first so you can compare different translations and see which one you like best before purchasing.

I know quite a bit of french and have found other translations of this book that I was less than impressed with; this translation is incredibly powerful however.

Excelente