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ARTHUR RIMBAUD
1854 - 1891Slide2
Arthur Rimbaud
was
a French
poet
who
:
-
influenced
modern
litterature
and arts
-
inspired
various
musicians
-
prefigured
surrealismSlide3
Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud
Born on
October
20th 1854 in Charleville, Ardennes
He
strarted
writing
poems
while
still
in
primary
school
He
stopped
completely
before
he
turned
21
He
was
mostly
creative
in
his
teens
(17 – 20)
He
traveled
extensively
on 3 continents
before
his
death
Arthur Rimbaud
passed
away
from
cancer
just
after
his
37th
birthday
on
November
1891Slide4Slide5
FAMILY BACKGROUND
Arthur
was
the second
child
of
Frederic
Rimbaud and Marie Catherine
Vitalie
CuifSlide6
FREDERIC RIMBAUD
October
7th 1814 –
November
16th 1878
Rimbaud’s
father
was
an
infantry
captain
who
spent
much
of
his
army
carrer
abroad
He
was
described
as « good
tempered
,
easy
going
and
generous
»
From
1844 to 1850,
he
participated
in the
conquest
of
Algeria
In 1854
he
was
awarded
the «
Legion
d’honneur »
When
he
was
38,
he
was
transfered
to
Mezière
where
he
met
Vitalie
Cuif
, 11
years
his
junior…Slide7
MARIE CATHERINE VITALIE CUIF
March 10th 1825 –
November
16th 1907
Rimbaud’s
mother
came
from
a
bohemians
family
Two
of
her
brothers
were
alcoholics
Her
personality
was
the « exact opposite » of
Rimbaud’s
father
Arthur Rimbaud
private
name
for
his
mom
was
«
Mouth
of
Darkness
» (bouche d’ombre)
Because
she
was
completely
lacking
in a
sence
of humourSlide8
FAMILY VIEWSlide9
MISSING DAD
Arthur Rimbaud
grew
up
without
his
father
Neither
the
captain
or
his
children
showed
the
interest
in
re-establishing
contactSlide10
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDSlide11
IMPORTANT PERSONALITIES IN ARTHUR’S LIFESlide12
A DEPARTURE IN A HARD LIFE
After
school
Arthur
left
his
family
and
started
to
travel
His
behaviors
became
openly
provocative
,
he
drank
alcohol
,
spoke
rudely
and
stole
books…Slide13
LIFE WITH VERLAINE
1871 - 1875
Verlaine
was
a
poet
His
wife
, Mathilde
Mauté
was
seventeen
years
old
and
pregnant
Arthur and Verlaine
began
a short and
torrid
affair
During
this
time, Verlaine
abandoned
his
wife
and son …Slide14
SICKNESS AND DEATH
1891
Arthur
was
diagnosed
a
bone
cancer
He
died
on
November
10th 1891
at
the
age
of 37Slide15
WORKS
Le Soleil Était Encore Chaud
(1866
)
Poésies (1869 – 1873)
Soleil et chair (1870)
Le bateau ivre (1871
)
Proses
Évangeliques
(1872
)
Une Saison en Enfer (1873)
Illuminations (1874)
Lettres (1870 – 1891)Slide16
SENSATION
On
the blue summer evenings, I shall go down the paths, Getting pricked by the corn, crushing the short grass: In a dream I shall feel its coolness on my feet. I shall let the wind bathe my bare head.
I shall not speak, I shall think about nothing: But endless love will mount in my soul; And I shall travel far, very far, like a gipsy, Through the countryside - as happy as if I were with a woman.
Arthur Rimbaud March 1870. Slide17
SENSATION (French)
Par les soirs bleus d'été, j'irai dans les sentiers, Picoté par les blés, fouler l'herbe menue : Rêveur, j'en sentirai la fraîcheur à mes pieds. Je laisserai le vent baigner ma tête nue. Je ne parlerai pas, je ne penserai rien : Mais l'amour infini me montera dans l'âme, Et j'irai loin, bien loin, comme un bohémien, Par la Nature, - heureux comme avec une femme.Slide18
EXPLICATION
Sensation
was
one of the
Arthur’s
most
famous
poems
This
poem
was
writen
when
Rimbaud
was
sixteen
,
just
before
his
first
diparture
to Paris.
In
this
poem
,
we
find
a
teenager’s
soul
looking
for
happiness
and escape.
Desire
to
leave
the
family’s
environment
,
find
freedom
, nature and
travels
.
A lot of
sensuality
,
even
though
if Rimbaud
prefers
find
it
with
the nature
than
with
a
woman
…Slide19
INFLUENCES
Rimbaud's poetry, as well as his life, influenced many 20th-century writers, musicians and artists, including
Pablo Picasso, Bob Dylan et many many others
….
His life has been portrayed in several films
.
“Total Eclipse” based on Rimbaud and Verlaine
relashionship
starred Leonardo
DiCaprio
as Rimbaud and David
Thewlis as Paul Verlaine
He is also the protagonist of the
opera “Rimbaud,
ou
le
fils
du
soleil
”
(1978) by Lorenzo Ferrero, Italian composer
In 2012
composer John Zorn released a CD titled “Rimbaud”
featuring 4 compositions inspired by Rimbaud's work Slide20
COMMENTS OR CRITICS
«
When
I first
began
reading
Rimbaud, I
already
knew
a
great
deal about
his
life and
identified
whis
his
vulgar
attitude
toward
society.
His
affinity
for
poets
like
Baudelaire are
obvious
indications
that
Arthur
was
attracted
to the
darker
side
of living.
This
was
the
method
to
his
inspiration for
writing
. »
Poetry
Mill,
website
“If
u r looking for a true
rebel..a
constant disclaimer of world orthodoxy then
rimbaud
is the closest you can get................
morever
he was young, vibrant and too close to dream than reality.........unashamed of his thoughts, profane at times but nonetheless a genius who wrote with no qualm whatsoever
!”
Shakti
Shetty
, reader, Poem
hunter.com
Slide21
CONCLUSION