The poems of Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867), combined into a collection of Flowers of Evil, challenged the literature and readership of his time with uncompromising individualism, sharp attention to the "sorrow" of urban everyday life and the chaos of mental impulses that violate all norms. The poet, who sought official recognition in every possible way and did not seek to be called a revolutionary, became the inventor of modernism by the will of history, the author of the very concept of modernity, which formed the basis of the worldview and culture of the 20th century. Literary historian Antoine Companion (born.) 1950) tried to capture the kaleidoscopic universe of Baudelaire's personality and poetic imagination in a series of "momentary shots" from different angles Chapters of this book, originally presented in the form of short speeches on France Inter radio , show "the poet of modern life" as dandy, The Socialist , Catholic, Painting and Photography , He is in the company of his friends ,. The enemy , Contemporaries and Lovers , Also , of course, in front of a mirror and a sheet of paper. In PDF A4 format, the publishing layout of the book is saved.