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Poésies (Rimbaud)
''Poésies'' is the title attributed to the poems of Arthur Rimbaud written between approx. 1869 and 1873. ''Les étrennes des orphelins'' (1869) is the first known poem of Rimbaud. The only poems published during the poet's time of writing were ''Les Étrennes des orphelins'' in ''La revue pour tous'' (January 2, 1870), ''Trois baisers'' in ''La Charge'' (August 13, 1870), and '' Les Corbeaux'' in ''La renaissance littéraire et artistique'' (September 14, 1872). Rimbaud also sent three poems (''Credo in Unam/Soleil et Chair, Ophélie'' and ''Sensation'') to the poet Théodore de Banville in a letter dated May 24, 1870. The first collection of his poems was published under the title ''Le Reliquaire'' by Rodolphe Darzens (1891) while Rimbaud was dying in Marseille. "Le bateau ivre" is probably his best known poem. External linksPoems in both French & English*https://web.archive.org/web/20060227044915/http://abardel.free.fr/tout_rimbaud/tout_rimbaud_sommaire.htm [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Rimbaud
Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (, ; 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. Born in Charleville, he started writing at a very young age and excelled as a student, but abandoned his formal education in his teenage years to run away to Paris amidst the Franco-Prussian War. During his late adolescence and early adulthood, he produced the bulk of his literary output. Rimbaud completely stopped writing literature at age 20 after assembling his last major work, '' Illuminations''. Rimbaud was a libertine and a restless soul, having engaged in a hectic, sometimes violent romantic relationship with fellow poet Paul Verlaine, which lasted nearly two years. After his retirement as a writer, he traveled extensively on three continents as a merchant and explorer until his death from cancer just after his thirty-seventh birthday. As a poet, Rimbaud is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
