Arthur Rimbaud was one of the wildest, most uncompromising poets of his age, although his brief literary career was over by the time he was twenty-one when he embarked on a new life as a trader in Africa. This edition brings together his extraordinary poetry and more than a hundred of his letters, most of them written after he had abandoned literature. A master of French verse forms, the young Rimbaud set out to transform his art, and language itself, by a systematic "disordering of all the senses," often with the aid of alcohol and drugs. The result is a highly innovative, modern body of work, obscene and lyrical by turns--a rigorous journey to extremes.
Jeremy Harding and John Sturrock's new translation includes Rimbaud's greatest verse, as well as his record of youthful torment, A Season in Hell (1873), and letters that unveil the man who turned his back on poetry.Includes a generous selection of Rimbaud's major poetry followed by more than 100 of his lettersContains the French text of the poems on facing pagesIntroduction examines Rimbaud's two very different careers
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Arthur Rimbaud was one of the wildest, most uncompromising poets of his age, although his brief literary career was over by the time he was twenty-one when he embarked on a new life as a trader in Africa. This edition brings together his extraordinary poetry and more than a hundred of his letters, most of them written after he had abandoned literature. A master of French verse forms, the young Rimbaud set out to transform his art, and language itself, by a systematic "disordering of all the senses," often with the aid of alcohol and drugs. The result is a highly innovative, modern body of work, obscene and lyrical by turns--a rigorous journey to extremes.
Jeremy Harding and John Sturrock's new translation includes Rimbaud's greatest verse, as well as his record of youthful torment, A Season in Hell (1873), and letters that unveil the man who turned his back on poetry.Includes a generous selection of Rimbaud's major poetry followed by more than 100 of his lettersContains the French text of the poems on facing pagesIntroduction examines Rimbaud's two very different careers
Imprint | Penguin Classics |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | September 2004 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days |
First published | February 2005 |
Authors | Arthur Rimbaud |
Translators | Jeremy Harding, John Sturrock |
Introduction by | Jeremy Harding, John Sturrock |
Notes by | Jeremy Harding, John Sturrock |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - B-format |
Pages | 512 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-14-044802-3 |
Barcode | 9780140448023 |
Languages | value |
Subtitles | value |
Categories | |
LSN | 0-14-044802-0 |