{"product_id":"arthur-rimbaud-complete-works-isbn-9780061561771","title":"Arthur Rimbaud: Complete Works","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The hallucinatory prose-poems of Arthur Rimbaud rank among the glories of 19th-century French literature.” — \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the world's most influential poets, Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) is remembered as much for his volatile personality and tumultuous life as he is for his writings, almost all of which he produced before the age of twenty. Paul Schmidt's acclaimed collection brings together his complete poetry, prose, and letters, including \"The Drunken Boat,\" \"The Orphans' New Year,\" \"After the Flood,\" and \"A Season in Hell.\" \u003cem\u003eComplete Works \u003c\/em\u003eis divided into eight \"seasons\"—Childhood, the Open Road, War, the Tormented Heart, the Visionary, the Damned Soul, a Few Belated Cowardices, and the Man with the Wind at His Heels—that reflect the facets of Rimbaud's life. Insightful commentary by Schmidt reveals the courage, vision, and imagination of Rimbaud's poetry and sheds light on one of the most enigmatic figures in letters.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eOne of the world's most influential poets, Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) is remembered as much for his volatile personality and tumultuous life as he is for his writings, almost all of which he produced before the age of twenty. Paul Schmidt's acclaimed collection brings together his complete poetry, prose, and letters, including \"The Drunken Boat,\" \"The Orphans' New Year,\" \"After the Flood,\" and \"A Season in Hell.\" \u003cem\u003eComplete Works\u003c\/em\u003e is divided into eight \"seasons\"—Childhood, the Open Road, War, the Tormented Heart, the Visionary, the Damned Soul, a Few Belated Cowardices, and the Man with the Wind at His Heels—that reflect the facets of Rimbaud's life. Insightful commentary by Schmidt reveals the courage, vision, and imagination of Rimbaud's poetry and sheds light on one of the most enigmatic figures in letters.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A mystic in the wild state.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Claudel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This collection is interesting for the light it casts on the background to the writing of ‘A Season in Hell’ and the poems later referred to (by Paul Verlaine) as ‘The Illuminations’. As well as the poems themselves, Schmidt includes transcriptions of letters (to Verlaine and others) and biographical details from the life of this most nihilistic genius.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The best edition in English” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMontreal Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The hallucinatory prose-poems of Arthur Rimbaud rank among the glories of 19th-century French literature.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Visionary . . . Wicked . . . A Genius.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rimbaud was pure dynamite . . . he restored literature to life.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenry Miller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial Modern Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887845994725,"sku":"NP9780061561771","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061561771.jpg?v=1730227582","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/arthur-rimbaud-complete-works-isbn-9780061561771","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}