The life of Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867)

Today I’m going to talk about a poet that I really admire. His name is Charles Baudelaire. Baudelaire was a poet, critic of arts and translator of the 19th century who is considered as a classic author in French poetry.He’s known because of his book called “The flowers of evil”. His art was important for the poetry in his country. In fact, Baudelaire have been considered as a father for the Decadent movement, which looked up to shock to the bourgeoisie with his art. Also, his influence extended to other movements as the symbolist one, which most important exponent was the poet Arthur Rimbaud, and whose objectives were to create a new art, using artistic language as a medium of human for knowing himself, putting emphasis in the dreams, the unconsciousness and using metaphors and symbols. This movement was created in opposition to the realist movement and the descriptive art. After that, he was considered as a father of the Surrealist movement.

Many of Baudelaire's philosophical proclamations were considered scandalous and intentionally provocative in his time. His familiar life was hard because of his way to be, his addiction to drugs and his bohemian life. In fact, the youth of Baudelaire was very intense because he turned into a negligent person.

At the end of his life, he died of syphilis. He wasn’t appreciated because of his poetry while he was alive, but after his death, the Baudelaire work have been considered as an important legacy of brilliant art, as a result of rebelliousness against society and originality.