Rimbaud, Arthur
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Birthname | Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud | ||||
born on | 20 October 1854 at 06:00 (= 06:00 AM ) | ||||
Place | Charleville, France, 49n46, 4e43 | ||||
Timezone | LMT m4e43 (is local mean time) | ||||
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Biography
French writer of some of the most remarkable poems in the French language. His works were written between the ages of 15 and 21, at which time he left writing to travel extensively.
His father deserted the family in 1860, leaving the boy with a very severe mother; Rimbaud made numerous attempts at running away. A teacher, Georges Izambard, influenced him to begin writing, his first published verse at 15. When he was 17, he composed the poem, "The Drunken Boat," which he submitted to Paul Verlaine. Verlaine was so impressed with the young man's abilities that he implored him to move to Paris. They began a strong, stormy relationship, with Verlaine attempting to kill Rimbaud twice, the latter of the two injuries very serious. His writing, "A Season in Hell," was written in 1873, the year that he was shot by Paul Verlaine in a lover's quarrel, giving an allegorical accounting of the matter.
In 1880, Rimbaud moved to North Africa to become a trader, explorer, gunrunner and possibly slave trader. While he was in Africa, Verlaine assumed that he was dead and published his prose poems, "Les Illuminations," 1886, which the majority of critics agree is Rimbaud's greatest work. This book contains the famous "Sonnet of the Vowels," in which each of the five vowels is associated with different colors. The poem, "Une Saison," was a spiritual autobiography saying farewell to poetry, his very last writings.
On 5/27/1891, Rimbaud had his right leg and thigh amputated due to a neoplasm in the knee. Suffering from syphilis, and not fully recovered from his operation, he died on 11/10/1891, 10:00 AM, Marseilles, France.
Relationships
- friend relationship with Nouveau, Germain Marie (born 31 July 1851)
- friend relationship with Ponchon, Raoul (born 30 December 1848)
- lover relationship with Verlaine, Paul (born 30 March 1844)
- child->parent relationship with Rimbaud, Frédéric (1814) (born 7 October 1814)
- child->parent relationship with Rimbaud, Vitalie (1825) (born 10 March 1825)
- sibling relationship with Rimbaud, Frédéric (1853) (born 2 November 1853)
- sibling relationship with Rimbaud, Isabelle (born 1 June 1860)
- sibling relationship with Rimbaud, Vitalie (1858) (born 15 June 1858)
- (has as) protégé relationship with Smith, Patti (born 30 December 1946)
- role played of/by Malet, Laurent (born 3 September 1955)
Events
- Family : Change in family responsibilities 1860 (Dad deserted family)
- Family : Change residence 1871 (Moved to Paris)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1871 (Published poem, "The Drunken Boat")
- Crime : Assault/ Battery Victimization 1873 (Shot by lover, Paul Verlaine)
- Family : Change residence 1880 (Moved to No. Africa)
- Death by Disease 10 November 1891 at 10:00 AM in Marseille (Syphilis, age 37)
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Source Notes
B.C. in hand from Steinbrecher
Categories
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer (Neoplasm in knee)
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : STD/Sexually transmitted (Syphilis)
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Legs (Right leg and thigh amputated)
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Same sex (Paul Verlaine)
- Family : Relationship : Stress - Domestic violence (Shot by lover)
- Lifestyle : Social Life : Travel
- Passions : Sexuality : Gay
- Vocation : Travel : Adventurer (Gunrunner, trader in Africa)
- Vocation : Writers : Poet
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
- 1854 births
- Birthday 20 October
- Birthplace Charleville, FR
- Sun 26 Libra
- Moon 6 Libra
- Asc 20 Libra
- 1891 deaths
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : STD/Sexually transmitted
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Legs
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Same sex
- Family : Relationship : Stress - Domestic violence
- Lifestyle : Social Life : Travel
- Passions : Sexuality : Gay
- Vocation : Travel : Adventurer
- Vocation : Writers : Poet
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book