The Parisian Prowler: Le Spleen De Paris, Petits Poèmes En Prose
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good , ex-library
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
A landmark of French literary modernism, The Parisian Prowler: Le Spleen de Paris, Petits Poèmes en Prose presents Charles Baudelaire's groundbreaking collection of fifty prose poems, widely regarded as one of the founding texts of the prose poem as a genre. Written in the final years of his life and published posthumously in 1869, the work chronicles the restless wanderings of a solitary urban observer through the streets, crowds, and shadows of nineteenth-century Paris. Baudelaire captures the alienation, beauty, and moral ambiguity of modern city life with a tone that is simultaneously lyrical and unsettling, blending dark irony with moments of transcendent vision. Each piece — whether meditating on beggars, clowns, widows, or the intoxicating pull of the unknown — illustrates his signature aesthetic of finding the sublime within the sordid. This collection stands as an essential companion to Les Fleurs du Mal and remains indispensable reading for anyone drawn to the origins of modernist poetry and the literature of urban experience.
Author: Charles Baudelaire
Format: Hardback
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good , ex-library
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
A landmark of French literary modernism, The Parisian Prowler: Le Spleen de Paris, Petits Poèmes en Prose presents Charles Baudelaire's groundbreaking collection of fifty prose poems, widely regarded as one of the founding texts of the prose poem as a genre. Written in the final years of his life and published posthumously in 1869, the work chronicles the restless wanderings of a solitary urban observer through the streets, crowds, and shadows of nineteenth-century Paris. Baudelaire captures the alienation, beauty, and moral ambiguity of modern city life with a tone that is simultaneously lyrical and unsettling, blending dark irony with moments of transcendent vision. Each piece — whether meditating on beggars, clowns, widows, or the intoxicating pull of the unknown — illustrates his signature aesthetic of finding the sublime within the sordid. This collection stands as an essential companion to Les Fleurs du Mal and remains indispensable reading for anyone drawn to the origins of modernist poetry and the literature of urban experience.