  {"id":13921,"date":"2019-01-10T14:59:34","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T13:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/?p=13921"},"modified":"2019-01-11T19:20:07","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T18:20:07","slug":"charles-baudelaires-life-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/charles-baudelaires-life-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Baudelaire&#8217;s Life in Âé¶¹APP"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Charles Baudelaire&#8217;s Life in Âé¶¹APP<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">As a self-professed bookworm, an amazing part of living in France is getting to soak up all of the literature it has to offer. After struggling to learn the language when I first moved to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/city\/paris-walking-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Âé¶¹APP<\/a>, the fact that I can now read these literary masterpieces in their original language is a beautiful thing!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Even if you can\u2019t speak <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/20-must-know-french-phrases-for-your-visit-to-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French<\/a>, its hard to deny that the literature that has some out of this country is worth reading. Luckily, most of the greatest works have been translated into many languages, so people around the world can read and appreciate it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">One of my personal favorites is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-5-french-writers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">author<\/a> Charles Baudelaire. Baudelaire was born in Âé¶¹APP and lived most of his life in the capital. Like countless writers and artists, Baudelaire was inspired by the city. So much so, that Baudelaire is considered to be one of the most influential writer of the 19th century. Keep reading to learn more about this literary genius and his life in Âé¶¹APP!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Artful beginnings<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Charles Baudelaire was born in Âé¶¹APP in 1821. Baudelaire\u2019s father was a civil servant who enjoyed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-10-paintings-see-louvre-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">painting<\/a> and writing poetry in his spare time. Although his father sadly died when Baudelaire was just 6 years old, he sites his father\u2019s interests as inspiring him from a young age.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13925\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/438px-felix_nadar_1820-1910_portraits_charles_baudelaire_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13925\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/438px-felix_nadar_1820-1910_portraits_charles_baudelaire_1.jpg\" alt=\"Photography of Charles Baudelaire by F\u00e9lix Nadar\" width=\"438\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/438px-felix_nadar_1820-1910_portraits_charles_baudelaire_1.jpg 438w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/438px-felix_nadar_1820-1910_portraits_charles_baudelaire_1-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photography of Charles Baudelaire by F\u00e9lix Nadar &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Baudelaire\u2019s mother remarried soon after to a colonel in the French army, who would eventually become a French ambassador. Some biographers have written that this was a traumatising experience for the young Baudelaire, and is something that marked him for the rest of his life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Baudelaire went to school in Lyon, and then returned to Âé¶¹APP to study law, like many famous French authors did. It was during his adolescence and his time in Lyon that he developed melancholic moods that would haunt him his entire life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Baudelaire did finish school and get his degree, but decided quickly that he preferred to be a writer. This was to the chagrin of his mother and stepfather, especially when Baudelaire began to run up debts that he expected to be paid by his family. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">In attempt to straighten him out, Baudelaire\u2019s stepfather sent him on a trip to India. Baudelaire made a detour without his family\u2019s knowledge and ended up traveling on the islands of Mauritius and R\u00e9union for a few weeks before returning to France. He may not have cleaned up his act, but the trip gave Baudelaire inspiration that he would use in his works later in life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">When Baudelaire returned to Âé¶¹APP, he began to work on his most famous work, a collection of poetry called <i>Les Fleurs du mal. <\/i>Baudelaire was known for the slow pace that he worked on his writing, so although he began the collection when he was 21 years old, it was completed and published for the first time we he was 36 years old.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Baudelaire first made a name for himself in Âé¶¹APP not with his poetry, but as an art critic! He reviewed the art Salons of 1845 and 1846, and in his second review went beyond critiquing the art, writing a theory of modern painting. Baudelaire was inspired by the painter Eug\u00e8ne Delacroix\u2019s works that he saw at the Salon, who he supported throughout the painters career. Baudelaire went so far as to credit Delacroix in leading the Romanticism artistic movement, aiding Delacroix in becoming a respected painter.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13926\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/optimized-gustave_courbet_033-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13926\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13926\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/optimized-gustave_courbet_033-1.jpg\" alt=\"Portait de Baudelaire\" width=\"640\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/optimized-gustave_courbet_033-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/optimized-gustave_courbet_033-1-300x248.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portait de Baudelaire by Gustave Courbet &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Baudelaire continued living in Âé¶¹APP and working on his poetry, but he was often sidetracked by his drinking, drug abuse, and money problems. He also began a relationship with Jeanne Duval, who would inspire many of his most intense poems. Although the writer lived a troubled life, many biographers say that his hardships inspired his beautiful works. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Baudelaire and Edgar Allen Poe<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Baudelaire was a huge supporter of writer Edgar Allen Poe, and took on the task of translating the American\u2019s works to French. Although the two authors never met, Baudelaire felt a connection to Poe. He felt he saw much of himself in the authors work. This should comes as no surprise to those of you who are familiar with Poe\u2019s works, as they are also known for their darkness and themes of death.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13928\" style=\"width: 395px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/portrait_of_charles_baudelaire_by_nadar.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13928\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/portrait_of_charles_baudelaire_by_nadar.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Charles Baudelaire by Nadar\" width=\"385\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/portrait_of_charles_baudelaire_by_nadar.jpg 385w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/portrait_of_charles_baudelaire_by_nadar-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portrait of Charles Baudelaire by Nadar &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The French poet was inspired by Poe\u2019s daringness in his writing, and he continued to experiment with taboo subjects. With the publication of over of Poe\u2019s works, Baudelaire gained more notoriety and it is thanks to this that he was able to publish his most famous book of poetry, <i>Les Fleurs du mal.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Les Fleurs du mal<\/i><\/b><\/span><i> <\/i><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">When most people hear the name Charles Baudelaire, the first thing that comes to mind is his most celebrated book of poetry, <i>Les Fleurs du mal<\/i>, or &#8220;The Flowers of Evil&#8221; in English. At the time of its publishing, the themes of sex, death, and morality were taboo in the literary world, and was even labeled as obscene by the French government!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13924\" style=\"width: 473px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/fleurs_du_mal.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13924\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/fleurs_du_mal.jpg\" alt=\"The first edition of Les Fleurs du mal with author's notes\" width=\"463\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/fleurs_du_mal.jpg 463w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/fleurs_du_mal-181x300.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first edition of Les Fleurs du mal with author&#8217;s notes &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Baudelaire writes on love, sex, death, metamorphosis, and lost innocence, all of which were very shocking for his time. He quickly gained a small following, which included other fellow artists and writers who were impressed with his willingness to touch on topics that were so scandalous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Baudelaire and his publisher were brought to trial when the French government deemed his works were an attack against morals. As a result, the author was fined and some of his more explicit poems were pulled from the book. It was not until 1949 that the French courts reinstated the oppressed poems back into <i>Les Fleurs du mal. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Baudelaire\u2019s lasting influence<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">After the success and obstacles brought on by <i>Les Fleurs du mal, <\/i>Baudelaire returned to translating and critiquing art and literature. Baudelaire was responsible for translating Thomas De Quincey\u2019s <i>Confessions of an English Opium Eater, <\/i>and he also wrote reviews on Gustave Flaubert and Honor\u00e9 de Balzac. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Baudelaire also experimented with prose poetry with his collection called <i>Petits po\u00e8mes en prose, <\/i>which was published after his death. The collection speaks on the suffering that he saw while living in Âé¶¹APP. I know it may be hard to picture now, but Âé¶¹APP in the 19th century was filled with poverty, dirt, and suffering. Baudelaire not only wrote about these conditions, he was living in them. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13927\" style=\"width: 324px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/charles_baudelaire_by_manet.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13927\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/charles_baudelaire_by_manet.jpg\" alt=\"Charles Baudelaire by Manet\" width=\"314\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/charles_baudelaire_by_manet.jpg 314w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/charles_baudelaire_by_manet-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charles Baudelaire by Manet &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Like many artists, Baudelaire remained widely unrecognized and unappreciated while he was alive. This, plus his irresponsibility with money, caused him to live a life in poverty.Baudelaire spent his last years in hospitals in Brussels and Âé¶¹APP after having a massive stroke in 1866.\u00a0Sadly, after a life of drug abuse, drinking, and illness, Baudelaire died in Âé¶¹APP in 1867.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Today, Baudelaire is celebrated as linking the literary movements Romanticism and modernism. Fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-5-artists-who-lived-in-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">artists<\/a> and writers such as T.S. Eliot, Paul Val\u00e9ry, and St\u00e9phane Mallarm\u00e9 credit him as an influence on their works, and <i>Les Fleurs du mal<\/i> is required reading for French students in most schools.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Discovering Baudelaire in Âé¶¹APP<\/h4>\n<p>For those of you lucky enough to take a trip to Âé¶¹APP, I&#8217;ve got a few suggestions to help you feel like you&#8217;re walking in the footsteps of Baudelaire.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13950\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/6385821559_a271fd80d3_z.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13950\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/6385821559_a271fd80d3_z.jpg\" alt=\"L'\u00eele Saint Louis \u00e0 Âé¶¹APP\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/6385821559_a271fd80d3_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/6385821559_a271fd80d3_z-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L&#8217;\u00eele Saint Louis \u00e0 Âé¶¹APP by Jean-Pierre Dalb\u00e9ra &#8211; Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>First, take a trip to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/things-to-do-paris-saint-louis-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00cele Saint-Louis<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/best-things-to-do-in-paris-fourth-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4th arrondissement<\/a>. Not only is this island one of my favorite places for taking a stroll, it is home to the H\u00f4tel de Lauzon, where Baudelaire did most of his work. In 1843, he rented the upstairs apartments of the hotel so that he would have a quiet place to concentrate on his writing. Not only did he use the apartments to write, it is here that Baudelaire founded the\u00a0<em>Club des Hashischins <\/em>(Hash-eaters club), a society dedicated to exploring the use of drugs in writing. It may not have been the best idea for his health, but it definitely produced some memorable pieces of writing that we can now all appreciate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.fr\/maps\/place\/17+Quai+d'Anjou,+75004+Âé¶¹APP\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x47e671fc7171fe57:0xdff073ab2641ae82?ved=2ahUKEwiIhIu6p-bfAhUS3xoKHbDsCR8Q8gEwAHoECAAQAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">17 Quai d\u2019Anjou, 75004 Âé¶¹APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Next stop? An English bookstore where you can buy\u00a0some of Baudelaire&#8217;s <em>corpus<\/em> for yourselves! I&#8217;m sure most of you have heard of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/finding-american-places-in-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shakespeare and Company<\/a> when it comes to where to find a good selection of English books in Âé¶¹APP. This shop is definitely on my list of recommendations of where to go in the city, but my <em>personal\u00a0<\/em>favorite is a lesser known shop called San Francisco Books Company in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/best-things-to-do-in-paris-sixth-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6th arrondissement<\/a>. They specialize in used books, so you may be lucky enough to find a rare edition of <em>Les Fleurs du mal<\/em>, or another one of his titles!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfparis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">17 rue Monsieur le Prince, 75006 Âé¶¹APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After you&#8217;ve found some reading material, there&#8217;s only one thing left to do&#8230;head to a cafe to start reading! San Francisco Book Company is located in the Odeon area of Âé¶¹APP. Located not far from the shop is the caf\u00e9 Le Hibou, which is known for their large outdoor patio. Its the perfect place for people watching and burying your nose in your latest literary find. It can be a bit on the expensive side, but the location makes it worth it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lehibouparis.fr\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">16 Carrefour de l&#8217;Od\u00e9on, 75006 Âé¶¹APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Conclusion<\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Misunderstood in his time, and celebrated in ours, there\u2019s no arguing that Charles Baudelaire\u2019s works are worth praising. Baudelaire earned the respect of his peers, and his poetry inspired hundreds who came after him. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The next step after reading this article? Add <i>Les Fleurs du mal<\/i> to your reading list to enter into the world of Baudelaire, and i<\/span><span class=\"s1\">f you&#8217;re in Âé¶¹APP, head to the Montparnasse Cemetery to pay your respects to Mr. Baudelaire yourself!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"disco-799293058\" class=\"disco-amazon-box-2024 disco-entity-placement\"><div style=\"width: 100%; border: 2px solid lightgray; padding: 3% 6% 3% 3%; border-radius: 5px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Planning a trip to Âé¶¹APP ? 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