Baudelaire and the Prose Poem
Baudelaire, creator of the prose poem, transformed the modern city into a subjective and metaphysical language. His «flâneur» gaze captured «spleen» and elevated it to art, anticipating decadence and the avant-garde.
Baudelaire, creator of the prose poem, transformed the modern city into a subjective and metaphysical language. His «flâneur» gaze captured «spleen» and elevated it to art, anticipating decadence and the avant-garde.