This excellently translated collection of witty, sarcastic, and expressive works includes the complete version of Rimbaud's autobiographical A Season in Hell, his entire Illuminations, a large selection of early verse poems, and "The Drunken Boat," considered by many to be his masterpiece.
This excellently translated collection of witty, sarcastic, and expressive works includes the complete version of Rimbaud's autobiographical A Season in Hell, his entire Illuminations, a large selection of early verse poems, and "The Drunken Boat," considered by many to be his masterpiece.
IntroductionviiUne saison en enfer / A Season in Hell"Jadis, si je me souviens bien" / "In the past, if my memory serves me"Mauvais sang / Bad BloodNuit de l'enfer / Hell's NightDelires I: Vierge folle / Deliriums I: Foolish VirginDelires II: Alchimie du verbe / Deliriums II: Alchemy of SpeechL'impossible / The ImpossibleL'eclair / The Lightning FlashMatin / MorningAdieu / FarewellIlluminations / IlluminationsApres le deluge / After the FloodEnfance / ChildhoodConte / TaleParade / Outside ShowAntique / An AntiquityBeing Beauteous / Being Beauteous"O la face cendree ..." / "Oh, the ashen face ..."Vies / LivesDepart / DepartureRoyaute / RoyaltyA une raison / To a ReasonMatinee d'ivresse / Morning of IntoxicationPhrases / Sentences[Fragments] / [Fragments]Ouvriers / WorkmenLes ponts / The BridgesVille / CityOrnieres / Wagon TracksVilles (II) / Cities (II)Vagabonds / VagabondsVilles (I) / Cities (I)Veillees / EveningsMystique / MysticalAube / DawnFleurs / FlowersNocturne vulgaire / Cheap NocturneMarine / SeascapeFete d'hiver / Winter HolidayAngoisse / AnguishMetropolitain / MetropolitanBarbare / BarbarousSolde / Clearance SaleFairy / FairyGuerre / WarJeunesse / YouthIDimanche / SundayIISonnet / SonnetIIIVingt ans / At TwentyIVPromontoire / PromontoryScenes / Theatrical ScenesSoir historique / Historic EveningBottom / BottomH / HMouvement / MovementDevotion / Devout PrayerDemocratie / DemocracyGenie / Guardian SpiritPoesies choisies / Selected Poems in VerseLes etrennes des orphelins / The Orphans' New Year GiftsSensation / SensationSoleil et chair / Sun and FleshOphelie / OpheliaA la musique / To MusicVenus anadyomene / Venus AnadyomeneLes effares / The Awestruck ChildrenRoman / Romantic NovelReve pour l'hiver / Dreamed-of for the WinterLe dormeur du val / The Sleeper in the ValeAu Cabaret-Vert / At the "Green Tavern"La maline / The Sly MinxLe buffet / The SideboardMa Boheme / My BohemiaLes corbeaux / The CrowsLes assis / The SedentaryTete de faune / Faun's HeadOraison du soir / Evening PrayerMes petites amoureuses / My Little SweetheartsAccroupissements / SquattingsLes poetes de sept ans / The Seven-Year-Old PoetsLes pauvres a l'eglise / The Poor in ChurchLe coeur vole / The Stolen HeartLes mains de Jeanne-Marie / The Hands of Jeanne-MarieVoyelles / VowelsLes premieres Communions / First CommunionLes chercheuses de poux / Women Searching for LiceLe bateau ivre / The Drunken BoatLarme / A TearLa riviere de Cassis / The Stream of CassisComedie de la soif / Comedy of ThirstBonne pensee du matin / Kind Thought for the MorningBannieres de mai / Banners of MayChanson de la plus haute tour / Song of the Highest TowerL'eternite / EternityAge d'or / Golden AgeJeune menage / Young Couple"Plates-bandes d'amarantes ..." / "Flower Beds of Amaranth ...""Est-elle almee?..." / "Is She an Almeh?..."Fetes de la faim / Feasts of Hunger"Qu'est-ce pour nous, mon coeur ..." / "What Are They to Us, My Heart ...""Entends comme brame ..." / "Hear How It Bellows ..."Michel et Christine / Michel and ChristineHonte / ShameMemoire / Memory"O saisons, o chateaux ..." / "O Seasons, O Castles ..."Alphabetical List of French Titles of Verse Poems209Alphabetical List of French First Lines of Verse Poems211