Charles Baudelaire

Charles Baudelaire was born in Paris on April 9, 1821. Since early childhood, his father instilled in the boy a love for art, since he was an artist himself. Unfortunately, he died early (Charles was only 6 years old). The remarriage of his mother seriously affected his character and entailed shocking actions on his part. At the age of 11, he and his family moved to Lyon, where he was sent to boarding school. This was followed by training at St. Louis College, from which Baudelaire was expelled more

Charles Baudelaire was born in Paris on April 9, 1821. Since early childhood, his father instilled in the boy a love for art, since he was an artist himself. Unfortunately, he died early (Charles was only 6 years old). The remarriage of his mother seriously affected his character and entailed shocking actions on his part. At the age of 11, he and his family moved to Lyon, where he was sent to boarding school. This was followed by training at St. Louis College, from which Baudelaire was expelled a year before graduation. As a punishment, he was sent to India in 1841, where he stayed for 2 months. Upon his return, he took possession of the inheritance, but due to the fact that he spent money unreasonable, the court decided to transfer the management of the father’s funds to his mother, and he was entitled to monthly payments in a very modest amount.

Between 1844 and 1848 he attended the Hashish Club. He was not addicted to this psychotropic product, but he became addicted to opium, which Baudelaire managed to overcome by the early 1850s. He shared his psychedelic experience in three large articles in the collection Artificial Paradise, which was published in 1860. Three years earlier, the world saw his collection “Flowers of Evil”, which became not only the most famous, but also the most shocking. The censors even fined the author and forced him to remove 6 poems. He also wrote works such as The Poem of Hashish and Wine and Hashish, which are dedicated to cannabinoids. Charles believed that the impact of drugs is interesting, but unacceptable to the creative person.

In 1864, Baudelaire moved to Belgium, where, despite disgust for the local life, as well as rapidly deteriorating health, he spent 2.5 years. During his stay in the church of Saint-Loup (Namur), he lost consciousness, as a result of which he was sent to a clinic, where he died in 1867. Doctors found right-sided paralysis in the initial stage of development, as well as severe aphasia, which later turned into loss of speech.