Les Fleur Du Mal was banned when it was published in France in 1857. Charles Baudelaire was a true poet, both blessed by the muse and cursed. Some of his verse stands as perfectly sculpted statues which possess the grace of his precursors in a way that he exceeds them all in his descriptions of beauty. He produced linguistic portraits of beauty from a continuous state of torment and anguish. My latest literary effort, An American Romance, was inspired by Les Fleur Du Mal, and is a warning against the evils of fornication. John Lars Zwerenz
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- By John Lars ZwerenzLes Fleur Du Mal, a seminal volume of French verse written by Charles Baudelaire and published in 1857 was initially banned by the French government and was regarded by most of the literary establishment in France at the time as a work of "heresy". In this poetic masterpiece Baudelaire sees evil in beauty and glorifies death and decay as redemptive. He was one of the founders of the "decadents" or "symbolists" which emerged at the time of this book's publication as a literary movement confined to the poetic art form which celebrated medieval romanticism as a means of deliverance from personal spiritual bondage. In this new symbolism emotion counted as much as the intellect and emotive themes were celebrated using the medium of verse as a vehicle for mystical music. Other forerunners in this movement which broke with the Parnassian traditions which dominated French verse prior to the release of Les Fleur Du Mal were Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud and Gerard Nerval. My own latest work of fiction, An American Romance, was inspired by Les Fleur Du Mal and is a warning against the evils of fornication.
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John Lars Zwerenz / Blog: John Lars Zwerenz: John Lars Zwerenz (1969- ) is an American poet and writer. He is known for his romantic, impressionistic and mystical works. He has publ...
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John Lars Zwerenz
John Lars Zwerenz (1969- ) is an American poet and writer. He is known for his romantic, impressionistic and mystical works.
He has published four books of poetry, Selected Poems, Mist and Flame, Visionary Wanderings and Sonnets of Dusk and Dawn. His fifth book, a work of fiction, will be published by Abbott Press this autumn of 2012. The book is entitled "An American Romance" and includes an appendix and an epilogue, both of which comprise his fifth published collection of verse called "Songs of Rapture And Other Poems". Zwerenz writes with spiritual language and often makes use of classical rhyme and meter in both his poetry and prose. He owns a B.A. in English from The City University Of New York At Queens College and has traveled extensively throughout The United States as a sort of "literary wanderer". He holds a bohemian reputation since his youth. Zwerenz resides in New York City, and is 43 years of age. R.C.(less)
He has published four books of poetry, Selected Poems, Mist and Flame, Visionary Wanderings and Sonnets of Dusk and Dawn. His fifth book, a work of fiction, will be published by Abbott Press this autumn of 2012. The book is entitled "An American Romance" and includes an appendix and an epilogue, both of which comprise his fifth published collection of verse called "Songs of Rapture And Other Poems". Zwerenz writes with spiritual language and often makes use of classical rhyme and meter in both his poetry and prose. He owns a B.A. in English from The City University Of New York At Queens College and has traveled extensively throughout The United States as a sort of "literary wanderer". He holds a bohemian reputation since his youth. Zwerenz resides in New York City, and is 43 years of age. R.C.(less)
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