Charles Baudelaire
Besides, in the 19th century, Charles Baudelaire was among the key scholars who revolutionized modern literature. To start with, Baudelaire is considered as the first poet to bring down into paper his own voice without traces of alibi of outside inspiration. Note that, by the time he was accomplishing an amazing task, other earlier European Romantic poets had tried or experimented this technique without success. For example, Coleridge had tried to implement it in his conversation poems. Moreover, he was the first to develop a miniature chime in a note that discussed Paris and criticized the condition of Paris terming it as “everyday damned” despite being the capital. Such genuine criticism made the authorities of this city to consider refurbishing it and adding value to its residents. His contribution economically cannot be fully explained without mentioning that Baudelaire laid the foundations for artists and poets as his work was not only dominated by masses during the nineteenth century, but is still relevant up-to-date. His work guided the way letters, literary essays, and journals would look like. All these aspects made Baudelaire be regarded as the “Calasso writer.”
Considering Baudelaire’s persona from a social perspective, it is clear that his contribution cannot in any way be underestimated. The faith of this icon was grounded on Catholic backgrounds. Also, his gloomy conception of humanity impacted Christians of his time. It is important to note that Baudelaire was a character encompassed by a grim vision of love which is evident, for example, in his hideous imagery of the poem known as Sed non-Satiata and Voyage a Cythere. Generally, his view on Christianity inspired nature, and the perception Christians of Paris had toward religion. He assisted in building different churches and frameworks that could groom the modern churches in Paris. His ability to coin the term “modernity” greatly inspired churches of that time and based on that idea they started modernizing their churches, spreading the modernity spirit to the local political leaders.
Though Baudelaire remained resilience regarding Paris politics, he once tried to gain election to the French Academy in 1861. However, this man was declared bankrupt and was considered as the cause of his publisher’s failures. Despite his many drawbacks, Baudelaire together with Poe proclaimed the arch-reactionary Joseph de Maistre as his maitre a penser. As a result, he garnered significant aristocratic views. Remember that his writings such as “There is no form of rational and assured government save aristocracy” as well as republic or monarchy, grounded upon democracy were equally feeble and absurd. These writings called for the political class to act professionally and remain dedicated to serve citizens, specifically, inhabitants of the Paris City.