The Tip of the Iceberg

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations viii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Brief Chronology xi
6. Note and Abbreviations xiii
7. CHAPTER ONE. To the Reader 1
8. CHAPTER TWO. The Palimpsest of Memory 10
9. CHAPTER THREE. Genius Is Childhood Recovered at Will 33
10. CHAPTER FOUR. An Evocative Magic 52
11. CHAPTER FIVE. Anywhere Out of the World 68
12. CHAPTER SIX. Mundus Muliebris: The World of Women 92
13. CHAPTER SEVEN. Talking to Friends 114
14. CHAPTER EIGHT. City of Dreams 138
15. CHAPTER NINE. Nature, the Pitiless Enchantress 165
16. CHAPTER TEN. The Art of Transposition 188
17. CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Old Captain Death 209
18. The Tip of the Iceberg 227
19. Bibliography of Translations 237
20. Selected Bibliography 239
21. Index of Works by Baudelaire 243
22. General Index 245