Charles Baudelaire: his initiatory journey at age 20 in 1841

At 20, Baudelaire was sent on a forced journey by his parents after his Parisian excesses.

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This sea voyage marked a turning point in his poetic vocation and maturation.

He frequented bohemian circles and idle places in the capital at the time.

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