MBR Library embraces French poetry with Charles Baudelaire

As part of its programme that aims to celebrate foreign culture and literature, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, in cooperation with Alliance Francaise Dubai, organised a French literary evening titled "Readings from the Poetry of Charles Baudelaire: Between Light and Shadows".

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The evening was presented by researcher Said Nourine, president of the association, and moderated by translator Ghassan Nabbout.

The evening highlighted Baudelaire’s world, as one of the most iconic figures of modern poetry in the nineteenth century, through a critical reading and cultural dialogue that addressed key milestones in his life and works.

Nourine reviewed Baudelaire’s biography, which was characterised by the struggle between downfall and rise, explaining how exile, suffering, and family rejection were reflected in his career, transforming pain into a source of creativity. He also examined the pivotal tension in Baudelaire’s poetry “Spleen and Ideal”, demonstrating how he was able to transform boredom and alienation into poetic energy.