Illuminations by Rimbaud, Arthur (9780393341829)

Illuminations

by Rimbaud, Arthur , Ashbery, John

Paperback - English

The modernist masterpiece that is Arthur Rimbaud's Illuminations has been given new life with the publication of John Ashbery's "dazzling" (The Economist) new translation, widely hailed as one of the literary events of the year. Presented with French text in parallel and a preface by its translator, Ashbery's rendering powerfully evokes the glittering, kaleidoscopic beauty of the original

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ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN

0393341828

EAN

9780393341829

Publisher

W W NORTON & CO

Publication Date

29 Oct 2012

Pages

176

Weight (kg)

0.20

Dimensions (cm)

20.6 x 13.7 x 1.5

About Author

Unknown beyond the avant-garde at the time of his death in 1891, Arthur Rimbaud has become one of the most liberating influences on twentieth-century culture. Born Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud in Charleville, France, in 1854, Rimbaud s family moved to Cours d Orl ans, when he was eight, where he began studying both Latin and Greek at the Pension Rossat. While he disliked school, Rimbaud excelled in his studies and, encouraged by a private tutor, tried his hand at poetry. Shortly thereafter, Rimbaud sent his work to the renowned symbolist poet Paul Verlaine and received in response a one-way tic