Complete Works

by Arthur Rimbaud, Paul Schmidt (Translator)

Arthur Rimbaud is remembered as much for his volatile personality and tumultuous life as he is for his writings, most of which he produced before the age of eighteen.

This book brings together his poetry, prose, and letters, including "The Drunken Boat," "The Orphans' New Year," "After the Flood," and "A Season in Hell," considered by many to be his.

'Complete Works' is divided into eight "seasons" - Childhood, The Open Road, War, The Tormented Heart, The Visionary, The Damned Soul, A Few Belated Cowardices, and The Man with the Wind at His Heels - that reflect the facets of Rimbaud's life.

Insightful commentary by translator and editor Paul Schmidt reveals the courage, vision, and imagination of Rimbaud's poetry and sheds light on one of the most enigmatic figures in letters.

Genres: Poetry, Classics, France, Fiction, Literature, French Literature, 19th Century

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1870

About the author

Hallucinatory work of French poet Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud strongly influenced the surrealists.

With known transgressive themes, he influenced modern literature and arts, prefiguring. He started writing at a very young age and excelled as a student but abandoned his formal education in his teenage years to run away to Paris amidst the Franco-Prussian war. During his late adolescence and early adulthood, he produced the bulk of his literary output. After assembling his last major work, Illuminations , Rimbaud completely stopped writing literature at age 20 years in 1874.

A hectic, violent romantic relationship, which lasted nearly two years at times, with fellow poet Paul Verlaine engaged Rimbaud, a libertine, restless soul. After his retirement as a writer, he traveled extensively on three continents as a merchant and explorer until his death from cancer. As a poet, Rimbaud is well known for his contributions to symbolism and, among other works, for A Season in Hell , a precursor to modernist literature.

Reviews

[Ana]

În pădure există o pasăre, iar cântecul ei te face să te opreşti şi să roşeşti.

[Gratian Lascu]

Aveam notat sa citesc “Iluminatiile” de Rimbaud si am dat peste aceste Opere la Biblioteca Centrala din Oradea. Am incercat sa trec dincolo de cuvintele finale care rimeaza si poate am ales sa il citesc prea devreme, intre noi nu a fost chimie. Cred ca e un autor ales de citit pentru cineva care realizeaza un eseu sau o cercetare a poeziei franceze de acum 100-150 de ani, nu l-as recomanda pentru cineva care vrea o relaxare in versuri.