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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