In Praise of Cosmetics

Charles Baudelaire, Jonathan Mayne

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04 November 2025

Philosophy of language; Literary studies: general; Philosophy

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""Everything beautiful and noble is the result of reason and calculation.""

Nature, Baudelaire says, is ugly-and art is what saves us from it. This wicked, brilliant fragment defends makeup not as deception but as devotion: a ritual rebellion against decay, chance, and animal life. To paint the face is to reject nature's chaos and choose artifice-freely, proudly, and exquisitely.

By: Charles Baudelaire
Translated by: Jonathan Mayne
Imprint: ERIS
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 109mm,
ISBN: 9781967751150
ISBN 10: 1967751153
Series: ERIS gems
Pages: 12
Publication Date: 04 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867) was a poet, critic, and provocateur who dragged beauty into the modern age. His masterpiece, The Flowers of Evil, scandalized Paris and reshaped poetry with its fusion of decadence, despair, and ecstasy.