Charles baudelaire death

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Synopsis

Charles Baudelaire was a French poet born on April 9, , in Paris, France. In , he published his first work.

Baudelaire gained notoriety for his volume of poems, Les Fleurs du mal (The Flowers of Evil). His themes of sex, death, lesbianism, metamorphosis, depression, urban corruption, lost innocence and alcohol not only gained him loyal followers, but also garnered controversy.

The courts punished Baudelaire, his publisher and the book's printer for offending public morality, and as such, suppressed six of the poems.

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Baudelaire died on August 31, in Paris.

Early life

Charles Baudelaire was born in Paris, France on April 9, , to François Baudelaire, a senior civil servant and amateur artist, and his wife, Caroline. After François died, in , Caroline married Lieutenant Colonel Jacques Aupick, who later became a prominent ambassador.

As a young man, Baudelaire studied law at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand.

Dissatisfied with his choice of profession,