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- | '''''Les paradis artificiels''''' (''Artificial Paradises'') is a book by [[France|French]] poet Charles [[Baudelaire]], first published in [[1860]], about the state of being under the influence of [[opium]] and [[hashish]]. Baudelaire describes the effects of the drugs and discusses the way in which they could theoretically aid mankind in reaching an "ideal" world. The text was heavily influenced by [[Thomas de Quincey]]'s ''Confessions of an English Opium Eater''. | + | '''''[[Les paradis artificiels]]''''' (''Artificial Paradises'') is a book by [[France|French]] poet Charles [[Baudelaire]], first published in [[1860]], about the state of being under the influence of [[opium]] and [[hashish]]. |
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[1] [May 2007] Artificial refers to something which is not natural, often implying that it was created or manufactured by humans. Examples include:
Les paradis artificiels
Les paradis artificiels (Artificial Paradises) is a book by French poet Charles Baudelaire, first published in 1860, about the state of being under the influence of opium and hashish.