How did Baudelaire’s personal struggles influence the themes of mortality in these poems?
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How did Baudelaire’s personal struggles influence the themes of mortality in these poems?
Did anyone else find the imagery in these poems both beautiful and disturbing?
What inspired the choice to include only selected poems in this collection?