What is Baudelaire's 'Les Fleurs du mal' (1857)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. A collection of poems that was tried for offending public morals
- Step 1: Baudelaire published a collection of poems in 1857. Step 2. Some poems were condemned. Answer: a poetry collection that was condemned. Why not the others: it is neither a novel, a play, nor an essay.
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