Charles Baudelaire

French poet, essayist, critic of art.

Within the GTS community he is best known for having authored the poem "The Giantess" (Le Géante). In addition, he stated that he likes large objects (he is macrophile, but not necessarily for sexual reasons).

Short biography

 * He was born on April 9, 1821. His father was 61 years old and his mother was 27.
 * His father died when he was 5 years old. Consequently, his mother married another man for convenience (Charles was not pleased or got along with him).
 * His family was in an economic boom, but Charles did not want to study anything related to diplomacy (even though that was what his family wanted). Instead of studying, he dedicated himself to go with prostitutes and live a life of excess (he could give himself that luxury because of his family's money).
 * The rest of his adulthood he spent writing poems, inspired by the experiences he had.
 * He died on August 31, 1867, at the age of 45 due to syphilis (possibly infected by a prostitute).

The flowers of Evil

 * This was his most famous book, which includes the poem "The Giantess".
 * This book was censored at the time, due to the controversies caused to the bourgeoisie (its theme praised the bohemian lifestyle that Charles had).

Macrophilia?
Charles Baudelaire was very impressed with the big things.

In The Salon in 1859, he said: "In nature in art, I prefer, with equal merit, great things for all other large animals, a great stage, great ships, great men, great women, churches great, and the transformation like so many others, my tastes in principles, I believe that size is not an irrelevant consideration for the beauty of the eyes."

Baudelaire was probably influenced in the writing of this sonnet of a tale of Cazotte: The Mad Bagdad or The Giants, antediluvian tale. In this story it is about "monstrously beautiful, very well dressed" giantesses.

French (original)
Du temps que la Nature en sa verve puissante Concevait chaque jour des enfants monstrueux, J’eusse aimé vivre auprès d’une jeune géante, Comme aux pieds d’une reine un chat voluptueux. J’eusse aimé voir son corps fleurir avec son âme Et grandir librement dans ses terribles jeux ; Deviner si son cœur couve une sombre flamme Aux humides brouillards qui nagent dans ses yeux ; Parcourir à loisir ses magnifiques formes ; Ramper sur le versant de ses genoux énormes, Et parfois en été, quand les soleils malsains, Lasse, la font s’étendre à travers la campagne, Dormir nonchalamment à l’ombre de ses seins, Comme un hameau paisible au pied d’une montagne.

English

 * There are several versions: https://fleursdumal.org/poem/118 

Conclusions
The word "géante" (equivalent to "giganta" in Spanish and "giantess" in English) has been used, which shows that it is linguistically cultured. But that is not surprising, since this is normal in someone who is a poet, his repertoire of words is broad. Therefore, we can not affirm anything about his macrophilia (if it was for sexual or artistic reasons).

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