Widely regarded as one of the creators of prose poems, Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) was also a forerunner of the Surrealists.
He continues to work as a selector, compiler, editor, and translator of literature in a remarkable range of languages that includes Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Russian..
About the Author: Stanley Appelbaum served for decades as Dover\'s Editor in Chief until his retirement in 1996.
This volume of witty, sarcastic, and expressive works is required reading for students of world literature, and will also appeal to a wide general audience.
Included among the works are the complete versions of Rimbaud\'s autobiographical "A Season in Hell"; his entire "Illuminations," a large selection of early verse poems; and "The Drunken Boat," a work considered by many to be the poet\'s masterpiece.
They have remained a source of inspiration for their youthful, rebellious spirit and unmatched verbal allure.
The works in this excellently translated collection, written by the author when he was between 15 and 20 years old, became a rallying point of the poetic avant-garde during the late nineteenth century throughout Western Europe and the United States.
Widely regarded as one of the creators of prose poems, Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) was also a forerunner of the Surrealists
