Originally published in 1949, this book contains the French text of various essays by Baudelaire. The essays cover a range of topics, from Edgar Allen Poe to Delacroix and Madame Bovary, and the majority are taken from Baudelaire's 1868 publication L'art romantique. Parmée provides an introduction examining Baudelaire's views as revealed in the essays, as well as commenting on Baudelaire's style. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in French literature.