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Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (UK: / ˈ r æ̃ b oʊ /, US: / r æ m ˈ b oʊ /; [3] [4] French: [ʒɑ̃ nikɔla aʁtyʁ ʁɛ̃bo] ⓘ; 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.
The majority of the poems included in Les Illuminations were written in 1873, the happiest year of Rimbaud's and Verlaine's relationship. [14] When his relationship with Verlaine ended, Rimbaud went to live with Germain Nouveau in London in 1874, revising old poems and writing new ones later included in Les Illuminations. Rimbaud's relationship ...
He was not at home for his children's births, nor their baptisms. [12] After Isabelle's birth in 1860, Rimbaud never returned to the family home. [14] After their separation, Mme. Rimbaud called herself "Widow Rimbaud". [14] Rimbaud left the army in 1864 and retired to Dijon, where he died 14 years later. [15]
At least two early manuscript versions of the sonnet exist: the first is in the hand of Arthur Rimbaud, and was given to Émile Blémont ; [2] [a] the second is a transcript by Verlaine. They differ mainly in punctuation, [4] though the second word of the fourth line appears as bombillent in one manuscript and as bombinent in the other. The ...
Vitalie Rimbaud – the poet's sister – in December 1873. Photographer: Vassogne, Charleville Arthur Rimbaud – his head shaved in mourning - in mid-December 1875 by Ernest Delahaye . Vitalie Rimbaud (born Jeanne Rosalie Vitalie Rimbaud ; 15 June 1858 in Charleville – 18 December 1875 in Charleville) was the elder of the two surviving ...
Verlaine's birthplace in Metz, today a museum dedicated to the poet's life and artwork. Paul-Marie Verlaine (/ v ɛər ˈ l ɛ n / vair-LEN; [1] French: [pɔl maʁi vɛʁlɛn]; 30 March 1844 – 8 January 1896) was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement and the Decadent movement.
Much of what has been called "impressionist" literature is subsumed into several other categories, especially Symbolism, its chief exponents being Baudelaire, Mallarmé, Rimbaud, Verlaine and Laforgue, and the Imagists. It focuses on a particular character's perception of events.
Total Eclipse is a 1995 erotic historical drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland, [3] based on a 1967 play by Christopher Hampton, who also wrote the screenplay.Based on letters and poems, it presents a historically accurate account of the relationship between 19th-century French poets Arthur Rimbaud (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Paul Verlaine (David Thewlis). [4]