Season in Hell and Illuminations by Arthur Rimbaud - ISBN: 9780679643272
Paperback
A nineteen-year-old’s hell on earth: a journey of self-discovery.

Season in Hell and Illuminations

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  • Paperback

    96 pages

  • Release Date

    15 November 2005

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Summary

From Dante’s Inferno to Sartre’s No Exit, writers have been fascinated by visions of damnation. Within that rich literature of suffering, Arthur Rimbaud’s A Season in Hell—written when the poet was nineteen—provides an astonishing example of the grapple with self.

As a companion to Rimbaud’s journey, readers could have no better guide than Wyatt Mason. One of our most talented young translators and critics, Mason’s new version of A Season in Hell re…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780679643272
ISBN-10:0679643273
Author:Arthur Rimbaud
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Modern Library Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:96
Release Date:15 November 2005
Weight:281g
Dimensions:202mm x 132mm x 14mm
Series:Modern Library Classics
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Critics Review

“It”s quite likely that [the season’s] most exciting new book of verse was stamped Made in France more than a century ago.

”‘Exceptional….gloriously revealing. It is a monumental achievement….A book to treasure’ - Scotland on Sunday”

About The Author

Arthur Rimbaud

Arthur Rimbaud (1854 - 1891) composed nearly all of his work in his teens, before disappearing into the African desert. His work represents one of the most powerful and enduring bodies of poetic expression ever created.

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