La Modernité et les Petits Poèmes en Prose de Baudelaire

Abstract

Petits Poèmes en prose or Le Spleen de Paris’ has illustratedBaudelaire’sproject for adoptingpoetryrepresents modern life. This volume depicts the life and destiny of the man in the multitude of the physical life. It is a unique thing; it represents a miracle that combines prose with poetry. In the volume of ‘PetitsPoèmes en prose or Le Spleen de Paris’, Baudelaire pays great attention to the metaphoric image and all kinds of metaphors that can reveal multiple meanings; hence, ‘PetitsPoèmes en prose’ suggests its poetry. For Baudelaire, the image is charged with symbolic payload inviting the reader to make the effort in discovering the potential secret and meaning beyond words. Baudelaire is keen on the suggestive magic in this new literary of genre; consequently, he is considered as its first pioneer. He introduces a different and new style in a special way. From contacts with big cities and countless intersected relations, this example of urgent poetry has been initiated to be suitable for describing modern life, more abstract and freedom, to be musical without rhythm or rhyme, and smooth enough to agree with the lyrical movements of the soul and the daydream ripples and awareness uprisings.