Painter of Modern Life

Baudelaire has long been the compass of those who explore modernity, whether in life or in art. Many themes that take place in studies of modern cities and culture appear in his literature. It awakens us to the Paris of the 19th century, which has become the antiquity of those who are obsessed with "modern mythology". It is as if we remember him through his images.
Nowadays, those who deal with sociology and cultural studies, as well as art/literature history, always return to Baudelaire. Baudelaire informs us of the tension between modernization and modernism by drawing a line between the modernization of economic, social and political life and the modernization of art. He is the first to represent modernism as a myth of autonomy through the heroes of its literature.
Budelaire was a critic before he became a poet. In fact, what he wrote with his poetry and criticism is ultimately an aesthetic manifesto. The Painter of Modern Life is the heart of this manifesto and a classic of modern criticism.
There is no doubt that [modernism] begins with Baudelaire; By this it is understood as a rebellion against the existing order and tradition.
Arnold Hauser
The aesthetic spirit of modernity and the lines of etiquette became clear with Baudelaire.
Jürgen Habermas
Perhaps it is unfortunate for him, but Baudelaire is our contemporary.
Frederic Jameson



Number of Pages: 256

Year of Printing: 2004


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Iletisim Publishing

Number of Pages: 256

First Printing Year: 2003

Language Turkish