Rimbaud Complete (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Arthur Rimbaud
- First Published: 2002
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Language or languages, Mythology or myths, France or French people, Nineteenth century, Literature, Genius, Paris, English language
The reputation of the French poet Arthur Rimbaud has grown to mythic proportions since his death in 1891. Considered a revolutionary both in his poetry and his life, Rimbaud’s influence on modern literary thought is nothing less than extraordinary. For some, his life has come to overshadow any full appreciation of his poetic legacy. Wyatt Mason makes it clear in his introduction to Rimbaud Complete that readers’ preconceptions of Rimbaud can make it more difficult for them to truly appreciate what the poems have to offer. The translator almost begs his audience to “ignore...
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