Charles Baudelaire (Part 3): The Flowers of Evil

[@sighdude42]

I came across your channel last month and was instantly fascinated, especially with your Baudelaire videos. I'd seen your last video was six months old, it's such a pleasant sight to see you making more videos, I can't wait for more in the future!

[@DanaGioiaPoet]

You might enjoy the video on E.A. Robinson. A dark, forgotten, and great American poet.

[@ocdtdc]

Great video series, particularly love the last few minutes of this entry.

[@RP-mm9ie]

Thanks. Rimbaud next plz.😢

[@rieinternmaths7046]

Your reading is very enjoyable Sir!😊

[@Jcaribear]

Ohhh the descriptions towards the end on what poetry is was profound. Perfectly put!!! Poetry or art in general’s effect has always seemed impossible to describe, one becomes speechless, because simply put, the body is much taken out of this world into another when under the influence of poetry, some supernatural state, of heightened awareness & great dreaming & a strange way of sudden understanding things that are usually complex, poetry as a whole is another language, of angels, you might say. The native language of the soul we all are fluent in, & never realize until we stumble across a verse or book of poetry that seems to weave together & put to words some strange senses that somehow we have known all along. I love your videos a bunch, they are a pleasure to watch & learn.♥️

[@dr.gaosclassroom]

Wow, thank you so much for explaining all these. It clarify many of my confusions why his poems are so attractive, or almost addictive to read!! Thank you!!

[@petestern3639]

Love your channel Dana

[@davidschmidt5507]

Need a library tour

[@kevinmayer8055]

I miss the 19th century.

[@lovalonband]

Your videos are wonderful, I beg you to do something on Swinburne, he's plenty crazy, and no one has touched his stuff in the digital age!

[@mohammadaminfatemi6219]

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[@rajeshsirart]

What signifies modern

[@DanaGioiaPoet]

I refer to the change in European and American artistic sensiblity in the early nineteenth century that continued into the "high Modernism" of the early twentieth century. It was the break from neo-classicism and early Romanticism in France. In the English-speaking world, it was a break from Romanticism. In many ways, Baudelaire was the key transitional figure. If you are interested in this complex cultural change, you might enjoy Richard Ellman's inexhaustible anthology, "The Modern Tradition, Backgrounds in Modern Literature."

[@999reader]

It is unfathomable to me that Mr. Gioia can spend over 20 minutes talking around the poetry of Baudelaire without once citing a single line of his work, either in the original French or English translation. Despite the eloquence of the presentation, I have to wonder if it is mere blather.

[@paulidiomas]

It must be a burden to live with yourself, while endowed with so little initiative. Do like the rest of us and google the verses. Better still, buy a book with bilingual versions of the poems, there is an excellent one that has recently come out, with a foreword by Dana Gioia

[@mohammadaminfatemi6219]

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[@beautifulgoldendragon]

Yessssssss you sicko !!!!!!!!!

[@SuperiorPretzel]

Why sicko?

[@DanaGioiaPoet]

I take your comment as a compliment. Especially in the case of Baudelaire.

[@suneethamay3615]

First time l heard of poet Charles Baudelaire in this manner l heard earlier few proses only Thank you so much giving me such a vivid picture of him Was he a great poet? Were there boom and bust in his creativity? Yes he won't be a great poet for everyone But someone like me admire his work greatly His task was for majority of the people poor poverty, humanity etc Therefore l would like to read more of his work more or fully Same time l was sadden by his early departure. I am still contemplating his diminishing now I am sure l will get over soon. I am sure he just lived for the day like me We all live and die There is no fixed time table for our existence Unfortunately only few know the real nature of the life or the world.

[@ShownAsada]

Thank you from Japan.

[@ShownAsada]

❤🎉

[@brannonmcclure6970]

Thank you. This is a very agreeable synopsis; to me. I resonate almost parallel to Baudelaire’s own life. 🧑‍🎨👨‍🎓🙏♾️🗝️❤️⭐️

[@SamuelDahlmatnetaphisica]

Thanks

[@darylcumming7119]

❤, thank you.

Hi Dana, Someone shared one of your videos on LinkedIn, and I decided to check it out. I must say, I’m fascinated. As a lover of beauty, and dare I say, a student of it, your work really caught my attention. I would love to connect and explore the possibility of collaborating. I’m a filmmaker and video editor, and I’m interested in doing a profile on you.