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May 12, 2011
A curiosity at best. Nothing spectacular about the letters themselves, they're basically fed up and peevish reports/lists devoid of any insights, literal flourishes or original thoughts. I might as well have read the reports of any merchant of that time.
Perhaps I was hoping for too much, as I (naturally) wished to learn why Rimbaud abandoned art/European culture so completely and whether he thought he made the right decision. I was hoping for insightful analysis on this. But there is More...
Perhaps I was hoping for too much, as I (naturally) wished to learn why Rimbaud abandoned art/European culture so completely and whether he thought he made the right decision. I was hoping for insightful analysis on this. But there is More...
Dec 02, 2008
Arthur Rimbaud's letters. Duh! A majority of them are written after 'A season in Hell' and 'Illuminations' when he had already walked away from writing poetry and set off to sell arms in Africa. It's the last we have of him.
Jan 27, 2010
Definitely a good idea to read the Robb biography for context, but these letters are the real deal.
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