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How Does Paul Baudelaire's Use Of Irony In Her Hair

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In France there was a political turmoil, the liberal ideology started. Citizens wanted a transformation in the social and political structure. They desired to distance themselves from the blue blood. In the late eighteenth and nineteenth century, they were artists as Baudelaire that created lyrical forms of poetry. (Britannica). Flowers of Evil created a revolt in that time. His work incited an unusual enthusiasm, they invocate feelings in an unconventional way. The author used a bold and realistic language that many rejected. As in “Her Hair”, could be interpreted in different ways. There is sensuality, erotism, irony. “I’ll plunge my head, enamored of its pleasure, In this black ocean where the other hides.” (21,22). There is an intense …show more content…

Even though the elite despised his work because poets were not supposed to adopt a style that could be considered unpleasant. Other artists recognized his input “Baudelaire, French poetry at length passes beyond our frontiers. It is read throughout the world; it takes its place as the characteristics poetry of modernity; it encourages imitation, it enriches countless minds.” (Paul Valéry). His legacy initiated a bridge between the Romantic period and Modernism. Baudelaire wrote about the conversion he witnessed in Paris. In “To a Passer-by”, for example, he referred to the big city mutation and the different females that were part of his personal life. He glorified women, he said “A stately woman passed by with hurrying feet. Agile and noble with limbs of perfect poise. Ah, how I drank thrilled through like Being insane” (4-6 translated by Ciryl Scott). When Baudelaire mentioned females, he did not intend to be cynical, my perception is that he was looking for the right person to love. His poems are full of sentiments, it is a recollection of his life experiences. His adventures did not come to any resolution. The poet’s thoughts were emotional and described

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