Rimbaud: Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets) (Hardcover)

by Arthur Rimbaud (Author)

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Product Description
The Everyman's Library Pocket Poets hardcover series is popular for its compact size and reasonable price which does not compromise content. Poems: Rimbaud contains selections from Rimbaud's work, including over 100 poems, selected prose, "Letter to Paul Demeny, May 15, 1871," and an index of first lines.

Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Everyman's Library (April 12, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067943321X
• ISBN-13: 978-0679433217
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #675,618 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful vision of youth in the mind of a genius, May 11, 1999

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Rimbaud is one of the most impressive poets of all time, never compromising himself to the drudgery of the world around him. If at any point in your life you have begun to feel like a free spirit, read Rimbaud's youthful verse and be prepared to percieve life transcedentally. Within his surrealistic vision you will find the vulnerability of weakness with the demonic anger of a pocessed soul. There are poems that stir every feeling of what it's like to be young, and free and drunk on the pleasures of life. A true poet.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Poetry & Prose: An honest vision of a tortured life., December 2, 2003

By	girldiver "Enjoy!" (tangled up in blue.) - See all my reviews

Arthur Rimbaud's Poems and Prose speak a dark truth of life.

Rimbaud does not shield you from the realities of his time or his life. He writes of all the things he encountered as a child, soldier, poet, lover, and vagabond.

His poems are of his youth and his prose are of his life. The poems do not depict a romantic childhood but of one with struggle and cynism that he carried all his life. To read his poems is to experience his youthful assurance that the world was flawed. You will be affected by his dark perception of the world and awed by his realistic and symbolic style.

As for his prose, he writes of a tortured existence and bohemian lifestyle steeped in a wild reality that was his life.

My favorit passages from this book of poems and prose:

"One evening, I sat Beauty in my lap. - And I found her bitter. - And I cursed her." from A Season in Hell

"It is found again. What? Eternity. It is the sea, Gone with the sun." from Eternity

I very much enjoyed this book and thought Rimbaud changed modern poetry and writing and brought us into a new realistic age in writing. He opened the doors for some of the great 20th century writers.

1.0 out of 5 stars Silly size, April 22, 2009

By	Thomas H. Tolleson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I get the point of these being pocket editions, but I didn't expect it to be so small.

Not sure why you'd want Rimbaud with you at all times, unless you want to keep that fire burning.

Brilliant stuff, Rimbaud, but I'm going to return this and get a bigger edition.