Baudelaire

In this critical study, Sartre applies existentialist philosophy to analyze Baudelaire's life and poetry, framing him as a figure torn between transcendence and societal constraints.

The work examines Baudelaire's self-consciousness, 'bad faith,' and poetic reality through concepts of freedom and existential authenticity.

Sartre presents the poet as a case study in existential psychoanalysis, opposing Freudian determinism while dissecting Baudelaire's dandyism, addiction, and artistic vision.