Green hair of Baudelaire
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- | '''The green hair''' episode is an often repeated [[legend]] of the life of [[Charles Baudelaire]] is that of his [[green hair]], first reported by [[Champfleury]] in his ''Souvenirs''. | + | '''The green hair''' episode is an often repeated [[legend]] of the life of [[Charles Baudelaire]]. It is first reported by [[Champfleury]] in his ''Souvenirs''. |
In the words of [[James Huneker]]: | In the words of [[James Huneker]]: | ||
- | :The joke of the [[green hair]] has been disposed of by [[Crépet]][http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Cr%C3%A9pet_-_Charles_Baudelaire_1906.djvu/220]. Baudelaire's hair thinning after an illness, he had his head shaved and painted with salve of a green hue, hoping thereby to escape baldness. | + | :"The joke of the [[green hair]] has been disposed of by [[Crépet]][http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Cr%C3%A9pet_-_Charles_Baudelaire_1906.djvu/220]. Baudelaire's hair thinning after an illness, he had his head shaved and painted with salve of a green hue, hoping thereby to escape baldness." |
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+ | *[[Green hair]] | ||
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The green hair episode is an often repeated legend of the life of Charles Baudelaire. It is first reported by Champfleury in his Souvenirs.
In the words of James Huneker:
- "The joke of the green hair has been disposed of by Crépet[1]. Baudelaire's hair thinning after an illness, he had his head shaved and painted with salve of a green hue, hoping thereby to escape baldness."
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