Already! by Charles Pierre Baudelaire

Name: Already!
Author: Charles Pierre Baudelaire

"The Book of Erotic Prose" by Charles Pierre Baudelaire is a collection of short stories and poems that explore themes of love, desire, and sexuality. The work is considered a classic of French literature and has had a significant influence on the development of modernist poetry and prose.

By Charles Pierre Baudelaire · First published 1857 · Genre: Poetry, Classic Literature, Romanticism · 554 words

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A hundred times already the sun had leaped, radiant or saddened, from / the immense cup of the sea whose rim could scarcely be seen; a hundred / times it had again sunk, glittering or morose, into its mighty bath of / twilight. For many days we had contemplated the other side of the / firmament, and deciphered the celestial alphabet of the antipodes. And / each of the passengers sighed and complained. One had said that the / approach of land only exasperated their sufferings. "When, then," they / said, "shall we cease to sleep a sleep broken by the surge, troubled by / a wind that snores louder than we? When shall we be able to eat at an / unmoving table?"

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Work type: Poem
Author: Charles Pierre Baudelaire
Date: 1857 CE
Language: English
Genres: Poetry, Classic Literature, Romanticism, Existentialism
Length: 554 words
Structure: 1 section, 7 paragraphs
Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)

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Poetry — Charles Baudelaire is primarily known for his poetry, and this title implies a lyrical or poetic format.
Classic Literature — Baudelaire's works often touch on themes of love, death, and vice, which are common motifs in classic literature.
Romanticism — Baudelaire was a figure in the Romantic literary movement, which focused heavily on emotion, nature, and personal experience.
Existentialism — His works commonly deal with themes of mortality and existential angst, aligning them with existentialist literature.