基本説明
Transl. and Ed. by Jonathan Mayne. Gathers togeter some of his most important critical writings, including the celebrated title-piece essay and extended studies of three of Baudelaire's contemporary heroes: Delacroix, Poe and Wagner.
Full Description
Charles Baudelaire, the nineteenth-century French poet and writer, has also been called 'the father of modern criticism'. This stimulating volume gathers together some of his most celebrated critical writings.
Contents
Introduction by the editor; the painter of modern life; Edgar Allan Poe - his life and works; further notes on Edgar Poe Wagner and Tannhauser in Paris; on the essence of laughter; some French caricaturists; some foreign caricaturists; a philosophy of toys; philosophic art.
