This person is told, “Our sins are obstinate, our repentance is faint” in a poem that begins, “Folly, error, sin, avarice / Occupy our minds and labor our bodies.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Give this person who titles a poem that depicts Ennui as a “refined monster” that smokes a hookah pipe. That poem ends by calling this person a “- Hypocrite ... - my fellow, - my brother!”
ANSWER: the reader [accept “To the Reader” or “Au Lecteur”]
[10e] “To the Reader” is the first poem of this decadent collection by Charles Baudelaire, which includes sections titled “Spleen and Ideal” and “Parisian Scenes.”
ANSWER: Les Fleurs du mal [or The Flowers of Evil]
[10h] “To the Reader” appears after a dedication of “unhealthy flowers” to this “impeccable poet” and “perfect magician of French letters.” This author of the novel Mademoiselle de Maupin coined the term “art for art’s sake.”
ANSWER: Théophile Gautier [or Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier]
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