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Artificial Paradises Paperback - 1994
by Baudelaire, Charles P
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At the time of its release in 1860, Baudelaire's "Artificial Paradises" met with immediate praise. Beautifully wrought, this portrait of the effects of wine, opium, and hashish on the mind captures the dreamlike visions that the author experienced during his narcotic trances. **Lightning Print On Demand Title
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- Title Artificial Paradises
- Author Baudelaire, Charles P
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Thus
- Condition New
- Pages 204
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Kensington Publishing Corporation, New York
- Date 1994-10-19
- Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 52YZZZ01JSWE_ns
- ISBN 9780806514833 / 0806514833
- Weight 0.69 lbs (0.31 kg)
- Dimensions 9.12 x 6.22 x 0.53 in (23.16 x 15.80 x 1.35 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Drug addiction, Hallucinogenic drugs
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94017664
- Dewey Decimal Code 848.807
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In this beautifully wrought portrait of the effects of wine, opium, and hashish on the mind, Baudelaire captures the dreamlike visions he experienced during his narcotic trances. These hallucinations, sometimes exquisite, sometimes disturbing, and the delusions of grandeur that often accompanied them, constitute the Paradis Artificiels, the gorgeous yet false worlds of ecstasy that eventually led to his ruin. Contrasting the effects of hashish and opium with those of wine, Baudelaire concludes that "wine exalts the will, hashish destroys it" and makes idlers of all those who use it.
This new translation of a controversial book provides fascinating reading as well as a key to the mind of a great writer.
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Citations
- Library Journal, 11/01/1995, Page 64