The Poem of Hashish (1821) was first published in 1850.
“By graduations, external objects assume unique appearances in the endless combining and transfiguring of forms. Ideas are distorted; perceptions are confused. Sounds are clothed in colors and colors in music.”
Charles Pierre Baudelaire (April 9, 1821 – August 31, 1867) was a French poet who also produced notable work as an essayist, art cri...
Charles Baudelaire - The Poem of Hashish
The Poem of Hashish
Charles Baudelaire
Beschreibung
The Poem of Hashish (1821) was first published in 1850.
“By graduations, external objects assume unique appearances in the endless combining and transfiguring of forms. Ideas are distorted; perceptions are confused. Sounds are clothed in colors and colors in music.”
Charles Pierre Baudelaire (April 9, 1821 – August 31, 1867) was a French poet who also produced notable work as an essayist, art critic, and pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe.
Translation by Aleister Crowley