Delirium: An Interpretation of Arthur Rimbaud
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (950 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0872862968 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 136 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the Back Cover In this book, which marks the centenary of Rimbaud's death in November 1891, Jeremy Reed presents a personal and original interpretation of the poet's life in the crucial period in 1873 when Rimbaud was living out the writing of Une saison en enfer. . Delirium is a book about what it means to go to the edge and risk everything
rimbaud himself would have loved this book "delirium" is nothing less than a work of creative genius, and i personally would be reluctant to criticize it for being 'self indulgent' when reading it is the linguistic equivalent of dropping acid or shooting up. it is that intense. after you finish it you immediately . "sunk under the weight of its own pretentions" according to Sacad. I wanted to like this book, I really did. It's all artsy and rebellious, possibly like Rimbaud himself. But oh, it is pretentious! It's like Reed took a straight-up Rimbaud biography, a lot of half-baked hippie rants, some political and social arguements which would have . A Customer said disappointing.. This book is certainly Reed's interpretation of Rimbaud. I found his interpretations to be a bit far reaching, and at times absurd. Reed often goes on into his own "poetic" rantings and all too often describes what he see's to be comparisons between his own life and that
Delirium is one poet’s vibrant reading of another’s radical and subversive vision; it is a book about what it's like to go to the edge and risk everything.Jeremy Reed was born in Jersey, Channel Islands. He has published many books of poetry and fiction.. Delirium, an intuitive and original interpretation of the poet Arthur Rimbaud’s life and genius, brings into close focus the crucial period of 1873, when Rimbaud left school and the provinces and lived his “season in hell.&rd