— Brian Mangal Through all the pieces of literature that I have covered so far, there is one I constantly find myself coming back to: Charles Baudelaire’s “Be Drunk.” I’ve re-read it countless times and I still never get tired of it. The reason why I am so fond of it is because I feel […]
Charles Baudelaire
What keeps you from feeling “the burden of time”?
— Anonymous One of the readings thus far, that I found to be the most meaningful and interesting to read and decipher was the collection of Charles Baudelaire’s poems. While he has a collection of poems, the overall underlying theme is his poems is similar. The two that I found particularly meaningful were “Be Drunk” […]
Upon further inspection, we can find a lasting value and meaning from these works
— Anonymous Many times, “great” works challenge us in ways that might leave us unsettled. We may even start to wonder how such a work can be considered a “great” work. At first glance, the work can seem so far removed from other typical examples of “great” works, but upon further inspection, we can find […]
The television show I’m currently binging is Californication…
— Anonymous The television show I’m currently binging is Californication. The show follows David Duchovny, who portrays Hank Moody, a morbid and intensely lax writer, through his struggles with alcohol, women, and writing. The man is the definition of a jerk. Charles Baudelaire’s tone in Fleur Du Mal resonates with the character of Hank Moody. […]
Upon reading Charles Baudelaire’s “A Carcass,” I had a lot of thoughts…
— Anonymous Upon reading Charles Baudelaire’s “A Carcass,” I had a lot of thoughts come into my mind. He first introduces his perspective of death and uses a lot of imagery to describe the perishable beauty of a decaying body. Which brings up a question of “is the speaker a necrophiliac who is amuse of […]
