Baudelaire Judged by Spanish Critics, 1857-1957

Baudelaire was practically unknown in Spain until the last two decades of the nineteenth century when the first important criticism of his work was published by two famous critics, Juan Valera and Clar n. Valera attacked Les Fleurs du mal on aesthetic grounds, basing his criticism entirely on the "satanic" poems. At the same time, Clar n published a series of articles favorable to Baudelaire. Save for Clar n, Spanish critics in the first two decades of the twentieth century based their opinions of Baudelaire solely on Les Fleurs du mal. A notable exception was an article written around 1910 by Emilia Pardo Bazan based on the full scope of Baudelaire's work. Since the 1920s Spanish critics have come to share the high esteem which Baudelaire continues to receive throughout the world.

Author: William F. Aggeler
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 132
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d
ISBN: 9780820335018

About the Author
WILLIAM F. AGGELER taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara, for thirty years. He edited an edition of Les Fleurs du mal and wrote a number of articles on Baudelaire.