A reading of Artificial Paradises, by Charles Baudelaire from the perspective of psychopharmacology

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https://doi.org/10.11606/va.v0i29.107994

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Artificial Paradises, psychoactive drugs, Charles Baudelaire

Abstract

This paper aims to examine, with a psychopharmacology approach, the Charles Baudelaire’s perspective about the biopsychosocial stage reached with the use of drugs. Therefore, it presents a reading of Artificial Paradises.  We focus on the human need for an eternal search for a pleasure obtained only in this state of transcendence, according to the poet. Thus, Baudelaire talks about these artificial paradises, chemicals or not, stating that they are necessary for poetic creation and, above all, to stimulate the imagination. We conclude with reflections about the reading of literary texts as a strategy for the prevention on drug abuse and pharmacodependence.

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  • Josilene Pinheiro-Mariz, Federal University of Campina Grande
    Doutora e Mestre pela FFLCH (USP). Pós-doutora pela Université Paris8. Professora da Graduação em Língua Francesa e Língua Portuguesa e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Linguagem e Ensino (Mestrado), da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande.
  • Saulo Rios Mariz, Federal University of Campina Grande
    Mestre em Toxicologia (USP), Doutor em Farmacologia (UFPB) e Pós-doutro pela Université Paris8. Professor de Farmacologia e Toxicologia no Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

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Published

2016-09-27

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2016): Tecidos do humano - literatura e medicina

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Dossiê 29: Tecidos do Humano - Literatura e Medicina

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Copyright (c) 2016 Josilene Pinheiro-Mariz, Saulo Rios Mariz

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PINHEIRO-MARIZ, Josilene; MARIZ, Saulo Rios. A reading of Artificial Paradises, by Charles Baudelaire from the perspective of psychopharmacology. Via Atlântica, São Paulo, v. 17, n. 1, p. 271–284, 2016. DOI: 10.11606/va.v0i29.107994. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/viaatlantica/article/view/107994. Acesso em: 12 feb. 2026.