Les Fleurs du Mal by Charles Baudelaire

Les Fleurs du Mal

Charles Baudelaire with Yves Bonnefoy (Contributor), John E. Jackson (Contributor)

374 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)

fiction classics poetry dark slow-paced

Description

La seconde édition des Fleurs du mal, privée des six "pièces condamnées" en correctionnelle pour immoralité, paraît en 1861. Romantiques par la mélancolie à l'ombre de laquelle ils s'épanouissent, parnassiens par leur culte du Beau et la rigueur d...

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Moods

dark 79%
reflective 70%
emotional 49%
challenging 30%
mysterious 30%
sad 27%
inspiring 21%
tense 19%
relaxing 5%
adventurous 4%
funny 4%
hopeful 4%
informative 3%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

slow 56%
medium 31%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 77% | Character: 20% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

N/A: 78% | No: 13% | Yes: 6% | It's complicated: 2%

Loveable characters?

N/A: 74% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

N/A: 78% | No: 12% | Yes: 6% | It's complicated: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 39% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 4%

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4.11

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