Ebook: Rimbaud : the Double Life of a Rebel
Author: Rimbaud Arthur, White Edmund, Rimbaud Arthur
- Tags: Rimbaud Arthur -- 1854-1891. Poets French -- 19th century -- Biography. Gay authors -- France -- Biography. POETRY -- Continental European. Rimbaud Arthur -- 1854-1891 Gay authors. Poets French. France.
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
- City: New York, France
- Language: English
- epub
Poet and prodigy Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) died young but his extraordinary poetry continues to influence and inspire - fans include Dylan, Jim Morrison, Patti Smith. His long poem Un Saison en Enfer and his collection Illuminations are central to the modern canon. Having sworn off writing at the age of twenty-one, Rimbaud drifted around the world from scheme to scheme, ultimately dying from an infection contracted Read more...
Abstract: Poet and prodigy Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) died young but his extraordinary poetry continues to influence and inspire - fans include Dylan, Jim Morrison, Patti Smith. His long poem Un Saison en Enfer and his collection Illuminations are central to the modern canon. Having sworn off writing at the age of twenty-one, Rimbaud drifted around the world from scheme to scheme, ultimately dying from an infection contracted while gun-running in Africa. He was thirty-seven. Distinguished biographer, novelist, and memoirist Edmund White brilliantly explores the young poet's relationships with his family