Reviews

The Complete Poetry and Translations Volume 3: The Flowers of Evil and Others by David E. Schultz, Clark Ashton Smith, S.T. Joshi, Charles Baudelaire

arthurbdd's review

4.0

Solid attempt at translating a set of poems which particularly suit Smith's own aesthetic tastes. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2020/11/18/abysses-wine-flowers-and-smith/

hyacinth_girl's review against another edition

2.0

I didn't enjoy the majority of these poems... they were confusing for me (not the reason I didn't like them!) and most of them were so critical, which, I know, was the point. I just didn't like Baudelaire's style. There were a few I picked out that I thought were ok, but overall, Baudelaire's writing style didn't fit with what I look for in a poet.

senid's review against another edition

3.0

I reveal my own ignorance with my rating. I enjoyed some of the language of the poems, but overall did not connect with them. This book includes translations of poems, essays, and some letters from the poet.