Le Salon de 1845 (1845)- This book is one of Baudelaire’s earliest works. It is a collection of art reviews, including some on the works of Eugene Delacroix. Baudelaire expresses his desire for modernity in art in this book.
Le Salon de 1846 (1846)- Baudelaire emphasizes his own aesthetic ideas in this book. He focused on the genius of the Romantic artist, particularly Delacroix, describing Romanticism as a form of modern art.
La Fanfarlo (1847)- This short story is considered by many to be a fictional autobiography. The main character, Samuel Cramer, reflects many of Baudelaire’s own beliefs and feelings. Cramer also has similar ideas about love and beauty.
Histoires extraordinaire (1856)- the first volume of Baudelaire’s translations of Poe’s short stories.
Les Fleurs du mal* (1857)- This collection of Baudelaire’s poetry is by far is most famous work. Six of the poems in the first edition, published in 1857, were banned. The second edition, published in 1861, consisted of 126 poems.
Nouvelles Histoires extraordinaires (1857)- the second volume of Poe translations.
Le Salon de 1859 (1859)- This is another book describing Baudelaire’s view of art and aesthetics. It includes his view of imagination and reverie, along with an account of his view of realism.
Les Paradis artificiel (1860)- This book deals primarily with the use of drugs. In the first part, titled “Hashish,” Baudelaire warns his readers against the dangers of using drugs. The second part, titled “Opium”, is a compilation of extensive quotes from De Quincey’s Confessions of an Opium Eater along with some commentary.
“Le Peintre de la vie moderne” (1863)- Baudelaire wrote this essay in praise of Constantine Guys, raising him up as an artist who had achieved modernity in his work.
Histoires grotesques et serieuses (1865)- the fifth volume of Baudelaire’s translations of Poe’s writings.
L’Art romantique (1868)- a collection of Baudelaire’s writings on art, published posthumously.
Petits Poeme en prose or Le Spleen de Paris (1869)- This is a collection of prose poems, published posthumously, in which Baudelaire attempts to extract beauty from contemporary life in Paris.
Mon Coeur mis a nu (1869)- Baudelaire’s journals, published posthumously