The Rebel And the Muse, January 26, 2013
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This review is from: Arthur Rimbaud: Complete Works (P.S.) (Paperback)
Rimbaud at 14 years of age mastered Latin poetry! Although he was an extraordinary genius, he rebelled against family and society almost blindly. Having taken to be sacred the derangement of the senses, he ventured into a hallucinatory world where he tried to give the ineffable a descriptive voice. Thus his theory of "pure poetry". Rimbaud eventually gave up on writing verse, and became an explorer of some renown. He returned to France to die in his late 30's. Arthur Rimbaud: Complete Works at least contains the original French texts, and the English translations are excellent. The latter portion of this remarkable book deals mainly with Rimbaud's letters to several people, including Verlaine. And while Verlaine eventually made peace with himself, unfortunately Rimbaud did not. On his gravestone is written simply the words: "Pray For Him".http://www.amazon.com/Arthur-Rimbaud-Complete-Works-P-S/product-reviews/0061561770/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm/180-6757146-9621020?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
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