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Flower of Evil

Flower of Evil

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(french) Baudelaire

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"Flowers of Evil" is a masterpiece of French poet Baudelaire, which established his position in the history of French and even world poetry. This classic poem shows evil and the relationship between good and evil surrounding evil through poetry. Baudelaire broke away from the view of good and evil for thousands of years and looked at evil from a dialectical point of view. He believed that evil has a dual nature. It has an evil side and exudes a special kind of beauty. On the one hand, it corrodes and infringes on human beings, and on the other hand, it is full of challenge and resistance spirit, inspiring people to fight against their own laziness and social injustice. Therefore, Baudelaire both hates and praises evil, fears and yearns for it. He lives in evil; but he strives not to be swallowed up by evil. Instead, he faces evil with a critical eye, dissects evil, and refines the flowers of evil.