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Poet · Writer
French poet. He wrote innovative poetry at a young age, and had a strong influence on symbolism and modern poetry. He is a person who changed the history of literature in a short creative period.
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Birth
Paris
Work
A Season in Hell
1873
Poem
Illuminations
Poem
Symbolist poetry
1870–1891
Movement · Participant
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Born in Charleville in northeastern France, he showed an early talent for poetry. During the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune, he became more rebellious against the established order.
In works such as ``A Season in Hell'' and ``Illumination,'' he expanded the possibilities of poetry through sensations, visions, and language experiments. He wrote his major works in his teens and later turned away from literature.
Rimbaud is also known for his intense relationship with the poet Verlaine. Literary genius combined with wandering, rebellion, and silence created the mythical image of the modern poet.
Studying Rimbaud shows that poetry in the late 19th century moved beyond beautiful forms to express transformations of consciousness, urban experience, and rebellion. It also influenced 20th century art. It can also be used for comparison with surrounding areas from the same era.
