Title: Illuminations, and other prose poems /
Authors: Rimbaud, Arthur, 1854-1891; Varèse, Louise, 1890-1989,
Publisher: J. Laughlin,
Year: 1957
Subjects: Rimbaud, Arthur, Translations into English.; Prose poems, French Translations into English.
Abstract: Rimbaud, born in 1854, started to write at an early age. By 17 he had written his most famous poem, 'The Drunken Boat'. He then embarked on a turbulent homosexual relationship with the poet Verlaine, from which came some of their most original work, including A Season in Hell and Illuminations. Rimbaud rejected writing at the age of 20. After years of travelling and gun-running in Africa, he died in 1891, aged 37.
Contents: Illuminations: -- After the deluge -- Childhood -- Tale -- Side show -- Antique -- Beauteous being -- Lives -- Departure -- Royalty -- To a reason -- Morning of drunkenness -- Phrases -- Working people -- The bridges -- City -- Ruts -- Cities -- Vagabonds -- Cities -- Vigils -- Mystic -- Dawn -- Flowers -- Common nocturne -- Marine -- Winter Fête -- Anguish -- Metropolitan -- Barbarian -- Promontory -- Scenes -- Historic evening -- Motion -- Bottom -- H -- Devotions -- Democracy -- Fairy -- War -- Genie -- Youth -- Sale -- Other prose poems: -- The deserts of love -- Three gospel moralities.