Funeral Eulogy by Charles Asselineau

Abstract

This is the translation of the Funeral eulogy that Charles Asselineau delivered at the burial of Baudelaire, published in L'Étendard, on Wednesday, 4 September 1867, p. 3. Asselineau, after Banville's speech, speaks of the personality and illness of his friend Baudelaire, but also of the legend that was created about him and which he himself fed as a form of contempt against the imbecility of his detractors.

Keywords

• Elogio fúnebre
• Tradução
• Baudelaire
• Asselineau