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Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (UK: / ˈ r æ̃ b oʊ /, US: / r æ m ˈ b oʊ /, French: [ʒɑ̃ nikɔla aʁtyʁ ʁɛ̃bo] ⓘ; 20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts, prefiguring surrealism.
He was the enfant terrible of French poetry in the second half of the 19th century and a major figure in symbolism. His works continue to be widely read and translated into numerous languages. English language poets including Samuel Beckett and John Ashbery have translated and been influenced by Rimbaud’s works.
Arthur Rimbaud, a poet of singular vision, continues to captivate readers with his groundbreaking approach to language and form. He emerged during a period of significant artistic and social upheaval in France, a time known as the fin de siècle.
Arthur Rimbaud was a rebellious French-born poet who created some iconic works during the 19th century. His life and poetry were colorful and unconventional. An example of this was his reluctance to use more orthodox techniques, and abandoning rhyme.
1 of 11. Arthur Rimbaud. Summary of Arthur Rimbaud. In a burst of youthful creativity that lasted just five-years, Rimbaud succeeded in formulating a radical and influential approach to writing poetry.
Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud was a 19th-century French poet whose works deeply influenced the Symbolist movement and surrealism. He started writing at a very young age and was prolific for a few years before he abruptly abandoned writing. He excelled as a student in school and was a voracious reader.
One of the 500 first-print editions of Rimbaud's "Une saison" abandoned by the author at the publisher M.-J. Poot & Co. for want of money to pay for them. Rediscovered in 1901 at the publisher's warehouse in Brussels, there are thought to be only about one hundred copies currently in circulation.
Mar 6, 2020 · A Searing Gaze. In these two photographs (by Bruno Braquehais) we see the poet as we have never seen him before. Here we discover explosive and controversial evidence that Rimbaud was radically involved in the Paris Commune. From these old photographic plates we learn that the poet became nothing less than a juvenile figurehead of revolution.
Arthur Rimbaud, A Season in Hell. In 1873 the restless poetic prodigy composed one of his final and greatest works. Arthur Rimbaud had been shot by his lover. Now he left the literary salons to become a vagabond, a deserter and a gun runner among the sand dunes of north Africa.
Arthur Rimbaud Biography Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud was a French poet. Born in Charleville, Ardennes, he produced his best known works while still in his late teens—Victor Hugo described him at the time as "an infant Shakespeare"—and he gave up creative writing altogether before the age of 20. As part of the decadent movement, Rimbaud ...
