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Why cities emptied by COVID-19 are perfect for modern flaneurs
Copying the approach of Baudelaire’s quizzical stroller can help us escape lockdown even if he needs a little updating
By Chris Moss / The Guardian
Charles Baudelaire, whose 200th birthday yesterday was celebrated with stamp issues, new editions of his poetry and virtual events, is arguably more famous for his concept of the flaneur an aimless stroller or ambler than for his writing. That’s partly because reading his volumes Les Fleurs du Mal or Le Spleen de Paris requires a degree of application, but also because the idea of an individual moving through the city streets and finding aesthetic pleasure in the teeming crowds, appeals to us and continues to chime. At least, it did until spring last year, when the crowds were told to stay at home.
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It is the middle of the night and, half-awake in bed, he hears a sash window sliding open. He slips on his shorts, tiptoes across the hallway, flicks on the light and sees the intruder: tall, baseball cap, tattoos down his arms. Here goes, he thinks, and they âgo into battleâ.
The burglar is dragged outside until the police arrive. Afterwards, the man returns to his life but feels the lingering effects of the trauma, including night-time wakefulness.
Theatre maker and voice artist Roslyn Oades is Nightlineâs co-creator. Every morning she listens carefully to each message that has been left overnight.
First published on Tue 6 Apr 2021 01.30 EDT
Charles Baudelaire, whose 200th birthday on 9 April will be celebrated with stamp issues, new editions of his poetry and virtual events, is arguably more famous for his concept of the
flâneur â an aimless stroller or ambler â than for his writing. Thatâs partly because reading his volumes Les Fleurs du Mal
or Le Spleen de Paris
requires a degree of application, but also because the idea of an individual moving through the city streets and finding aesthetic pleasure in the teeming crowds, appeals to us and continues to chime. At least, it did until spring 2020, when the crowds were told to stay at home.
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