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Charles Baudelaire

French poet criticized for decadent and obscure art.

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Also known as M. Baudelaire

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Cited as an example of a poet whose works delight people of the time but are part of counterfeit art.

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XVII
Cited as an example of a poet whose works delight people of the time but are part of counterfeit art.
Appendices
A poem by Baudelaire is translated and included as an appendix.
Chapter II
Indirectly referenced through the style of the poems and the mention of 'M. Baudelaire' in the broader work; not directly in excerpts.
IV
Poems and prose works quoted, including 'Flowers of Evil' and 'Little Poems'.

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