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Arthur Rimbaud

Born

in Charleville, Champagne, France

October 20, 1854

Died

November 10, 1891

Genre

Poetry, Sui Generis

Influences

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Hallucinatory work of French poet Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud strongly influenced the surrealists.

With known transgressive themes, he influenced modern literature and arts, prefiguring. 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. After assembling his last major work, Illuminations , Rimbaud completely stopped writing literature at age 20 years in 1874.

A hectic, violent romantic relationship, which lasted nearly two years at times, with fellow poet Paul Verlaine engaged Rimbaud, a libertine, restless soul. Aft ...more

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Average rating: 4.2 · 62,306 ratings · 3,687 reviews · 766 distinct works • Similar authors

	Illuminations 4.31 avg rating — 14,270 ratings — published 1875 — 199 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Season in Hell and The Drunken Boat by Arthur Rimbaud, Louise Varèse (Translator) 4.32 avg rating — 9,903 ratings — published 1872 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Works by Arthur Rimbaud, Paul Schmidt (Translator) 4.40 avg rating — 9,570 ratings — published 1870 — 126 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Season in Hell 4.06 avg rating — 7,370 ratings — published 1873 — 299 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Season in Hell & Illuminations 4.26 avg rating — 3,745 ratings — published 1873 — 100 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poésies / Une saison en enfer / Illuminations 4.21 avg rating — 3,177 ratings — published 1873 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Cahiers de Douai: Poésies 3.26 avg rating — 3,376 ratings — published 1872 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poésies complètes 4.32 avg rating — 2,450 ratings — published 1872 — 91 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rimbaud: Poems 4.26 avg rating — 1,632 ratings — published 1989 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rimbaud: Complete Works, Selected Letters by Arthur Rimbaud, Wallace Fowlie (Translator/Introduction) 4.40 avg rating — 952 ratings — published 1966 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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