Enduring icon of creativity, authenticity, and rebellion, and the
subject of numerous new biographies, Arthur Rimbaud is one of the most
repeatedly scrutinized literary figures of the last half-century. Yet
almost thirty years have elapsed without a major new translation of
his writings. Remedying this state of affairs is Rimbaud Complete, the
first and only truly complete edition of Rimbaud’s work in English,
translated, edited, and introduced by Wyatt Mason. Mason draws on a
century of Rimbaud scholarship to choreograph a superbly clear-eyed
presentation of the poet’s works. He arranges Rimbaud’s writing
chronologically, based on the latest manuscript evidence, so readers
can experience the famously teenaged poet’s rapid evolution, from
the lyricism of “Sensation” to the groundbreaking early modernism
of A Season in Hell. In fifty pages of previously untranslated
material, including award-winning early verses, all the fragmentary
poems, a fascinating early draft of A Season in Hell, a school
notebook, and multiple manuscript versions of the important poem “O
saisons, ô chateaux,” Rimbaud Complete displays facets of the poet
unknown to American readers. And in his Introduction, Mason revisits
the Rimbaud myth, addresses the state of disarray in which the poet
left his work, and illuminates the intricacies of the translator’s
art. Mason has harnessed the precision and power of the poet’s
rapidly changing voice: from the delicate music of a poem such as
“Crows” to the mature dissonance of the Illuminations, Rimbaud
Complete unveils this essential poet for a new generation of readers.
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ISBN
9780307824103
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Random House Digital Inc.
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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