Representations in Art and Literature of Fin-de-Siècle France
by
Nicole Albert
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
In 1857 the French poet Charles Baudelaire, who was fascinated by lesbianism, created a scandal with Les Fleurs du Mal [The Flowers of Evil]. This collection was originally entitled "The Lesbians" and described women as "femmes damnées," with "disordered souls" suffering...