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Charles Baudelaire, poète maudit, is the self-styled â,"Satanic manâ, whose collection THEâ,ˆFLOWERSâ,ˆOFâ,ˆEVIL (Les Fleurs du Mal) is marked by paeans to sexual degradation such as â,"The Litanies Of Satanâ, and â,"Metamorphosis Of The Vampireâ,. Baudelaire himself revelled in a life of filth, and revered as his poetic muse a diseased mulatto prostitute. THE FLOWERS OF EVIL is now presented in a brand new translation that vividly brings Baudelaireâ,"s masterpiece to life for the new millennium. This special ebook edition also includes Baudelaireâ,"s Satanic short story, â,"The Generous Gamblerâ,, plus an introductory essay by Guillaume Apollinaire, published for the first time in English.