Arthur Rimbaud

Rimbaud, Arthur

Rimbaud, Arthur (1854–91) French anarchic poet, who influenced symbolism. Rimbaud had a stormy relationship with Paul Verlaine, under whose tutelage he wrote The Drunken Boat (1871). In 1873, they separated and A Season in Hell appeared. Rimbaud abandoned poetry to travel in Europe and North Africa, returning to Paris shortly before his death. In 1866, Verlaine published Les Illuminations as the work of the late Arthur Rimbaud.

Show all research tools

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

"Rimbaud, Arthur." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Rimbaud, Arthur." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-RimbaudArthur.html

"Rimbaud, Arthur." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-RimbaudArthur.html

Learn more about citation styles

Rimbaud, Arthur

Rimbaud, Arthur (1854–91), French poet, see Symbolism.

Show all research tools

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Rimbaud, Arthur." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Rimbaud, Arthur." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-RimbaudArthur.html

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Rimbaud, Arthur." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-RimbaudArthur.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

Rimbaud rules.(Arthur Rimbaud)
Magazine article from: American Scholar; 1/1/2003
Adieu, Arthur Rimbaud: a future for syntax in 'Le Parti pris des choses.'
Magazine article from: The Romanic Review; 5/1/1996
Rimbaud's first blood: le lai du lait de Cabaner.(Arthur Rimbaud)
Magazine article from: Style; 3/22/2006
Rimbaud, Arthur images
Arthur Rimbaud. Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)