Baudelaire as seen through Les Fleurs du Mal

Modern phychology emphasizes the similarity of the dream to works of art, especially poetry. The dreamer or the poet works through symbols, which express his inner self, a self largely unknown to the conscious mind.1 There can be no "difference irreductible entre le 'moi' subjectif and le 'je' createur,"2 because some part of a person's subjective reality will appear in his work.