Name: the illuminations
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Author: Miller, Keith ; Rimbaud, Arthur
ISBN: 9781448637294

Type

Physical Book

Author

Arthur Rimbaud

Translated by

Keith Miller

Publisher

Createspace

Year

2009

Language

English

Pages

114

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3 x 13.3 x 0.7 cm

Weight

0.14 kg.

ISBN

1448637295

ISBN13

9781448637294

Synopsis "the illuminations"

"As soon as the idea of the Flood subsided, A hare stopped in the clover and swinging flowerbells and said his prayer to the rainbow through the spider's web . . ." Arthur Rimbaud's short career as a poet came to a fiery close with The Illuminations. Innovative in their juxtaposition of images and exploration of language, the poems have inspired generations of poets. They retain their avant-garde flavor more than a century after they were first published. Five years in the making, this new translation by Keith Miller transmits the vitality and freshness of Rimbaud's voice while preserving fidelity to the originals. This dual-language edition allows readers to compare the translation with the original.

Arthur Rimbaud

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Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (Charleville, 1854 - Marseille, 1891) was already considered a genius at just twenty years old thanks to some poems and lyrical prose that drew from his fierce and excessive lifestyle. His transgressive poetry and surreal themes influenced modern literature and arts, such as decadentism and the beat generation. Rimbaud was one of the leading figures of symbolism, the dominant trend in the second half of the 19th century often marked as the beginning of contemporary lyricism.

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