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In praise of cosmetics
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- Book Synopsis
- "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.
- About The Author
- 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.
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- ISBN
- 9781967751150
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- ERIS, (04 November 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 12
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 195.58 mm
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