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

[nisa]

Özdemir İnce'nin o önsözünden sonra nasıl göklere uçtuysam daha da süratli yerin dibine geçtim. Çeviriden dolayı böyle düşündüğümü sanmıyorum ama şairin şairlik hakkında düşünceleri ve 21 yaşından sonraki suskunluğunu edebiyatçıların cesaret edemediği bir eylem yerine koyması bende müthiş bir itki sebebi oldu. Eşduyum noktasındaki düşüncelerine katılmakla birlikte bunu nesnel şiir alanında göstermesi bence tekniğin kendisiyle apaçık bir çelişki. Pişmanlıkların ı ya da güçsüzlüklerini kavga maskesi altında gizlemeye çalışan bir adamı okudum. Düşlerinde ve fikirlerinde dibine kadar kararsız ama bu kararsızlık acziyetini örtmek için sahneye çıkardığı kaosun bir şartı yalnızca.

[Oğuzcan Önver]

''Seven Year Old Poets'' bu şiir hangi kitaptaydı ya unuttum buraya yazıcam o yüzden. Ne derler bilirsiniz: 7 yaşına kadar yazmadıysanız bir daha hiç yazamazsınız.