Illuminations, and other prose poems.
By: Translated by Louise Varèse.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Series: A New Directions paperbook, no. 56
Publisher: J. Laughlin
Published: 1957
Place of publication: [New York
Language: eng; fre
Number of pages: 182
Subjects: Rimbaud, Arthur, 1854-1891 -- Translations into English; Prose poems, French -- Translations into English
Description: 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.
Notes: English and French.