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A Season in Hell is one of the great works of modern literature. It is published here in a bilingual edition together with many of the verse poems which Rimbaud wrote between March 1870 and August 1872. A Season in Hell was Rimbaud’s literary testament, his apology and a contribution to the mythology of his time. Norman Cameron’s masterly translations capture the shape and spirit of these extraordinary works.

Arthur Rimbaud

Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891) was born in Charleville, Ardennes. His creativity coincided with his turbulent relationship with Paul Verlaine in his late teens. All his poetry was written before he was 21. He gave up writing and began to travel, spending 11 years in the port town Aden in Abyssinia (Yemen). Ill, ... read more

Norman Cameron

Norman Cameron (1905–1953) was a frequent contributor to Geoffrey Grigson’s New Verse . During the war he served with British forces in Austria, returning to London and advertising in 1947. His Collected Poems and Selected Translations edited by Warren Hope and Jonathan Barker was first published by Anvil in 1990. His ... read more

Praise for Arthur Rimbaud 'Absolute modernity is perhaps granted by this translation, published nearly a century after the original work, infusing the poems with a newfound modernity...Rimbaud's hallucinatory visions translated as poetry and prose is beautifully rendered by Ashbery who manages to transcend the limits of language.'
Emma Kious, DURA

'One of the strongest, most exuberant and closely engaged translations of Rimbaud's work.'

The Guardian, 2011

Arthur Rimbaud, the 19th-century French poet, was a ferocious malcontent, who free-wheeled towards self-destruction with the help of hashish and quantities of alcohol. Rimbaud's most thouroughly modern masterpiece, Illuminations, is now translated by John Ashbury, who brilliantly captures the volume's dizzy-making, metropolitan imagery of subways, viaducts, raised canals and bridges. - Ian Thompson, The Spectator, Books of the Year It is always a pleasure to have the extraordinary poetry of Arthur Rimbaud, teenage prodigy and (in later life) gun-runner, rendered anew into English: this version of the late poem cycle Illuminations translated by the American poet John Ashbery, is vertiginous, exhilarating and mildly hallucinogenic. - Michael Glover, The Tablet One of the strongest, most exuberant and closely engaged translations of Rimbaud's work. - Guardian, 2011 It is always a pleasure to have the extraordinary poetry of Arthur Rimbaud, teenage prodigy and (in later life) gun-runner, rendered anew into English: this version of the late poem cycle Illuminations translated by the American poet John Ashbery, is vertiginous, exhilarating and mildly hallucinogenic. - Michael Glover, The Tablet Arthur Rimbaud, the 19th-century French poet, was a ferocious malcontent, who free-wheeled towards self-destruction with the help of hashish and quantities of alcohol. Rimbaud's most thouroughly modern masterpiece, Illuminations, is now translated by John Ashbury, who brilliantly captures the volume's dizzy-making, metropolitan imagery of subways, viaducts, raised canals and bridges. - Ian Thompson, The Spectator, Books of the Year

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A Season in Hell and Other Poems Arthur Rimbaud Translated by Norman Cameron RRP: GBP 16.95 Discount: 10% You Save: GBP 1.70 Price: GBP 15.25 Available This title is available for academic inspection (paperback only). Hardback ISBN: 978 0 856462 19 1 Series: Poetica Imprint: Anvil Press Poetry Published: June 1994 225 x 145 x 22 mm 208 pages Publisher: Carcanet Press Also available in: Paperback Description Author Reviews A Season in Hell is one of the great works of modern literature. It is published here in a bilingual edition together with many of the verse poems which Rimbaud wrote between March 1870 and August 1872. A Season in Hell was Rimbaud’s literary testament, his apology and a contribution to the mythology of his time. Norman Cameron’s masterly translations capture the shape and spirit of these extraordinary works. Arthur Rimbaud Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891) was born in Charleville, Ardennes. His creativity coincided with his turbulent relationship with Paul Verlaine in his late teens. All his poetry was written before he was 21. He gave up writing and began to travel, spending 11 years in the port town Aden in Abyssinia (Yemen). Ill, ... read more Norman Cameron Norman Cameron (1905–1953) was a frequent contributor to Geoffrey Grigson’s New Verse . During the war he served with British forces in Austria, returning to London and advertising in 1947. His Collected Poems and Selected Translations edited by Warren Hope and Jonathan Barker was first published by Anvil in 1990. His ... read more Praise for Arthur Rimbaud 'Absolute modernity is perhaps granted by this translation, published nearly a century after the original work, infusing the poems with a newfound modernity...Rimbaud's hallucinatory visions translated as poetry and prose is beautifully rendered by Ashbery who manages to transcend the limits of language.' Emma Kious, DURA 'One of the strongest, most exuberant and closely engaged translations of Rimbaud's work.' The Guardian, 2011 Arthur Rimbaud, the 19th-century French poet, was a ferocious malcontent, who free-wheeled towards self-destruction with the help of hashish and quantities of alcohol. Rimbaud's most thouroughly modern masterpiece, Illuminations, is now translated by John Ashbury, who brilliantly captures the volume's dizzy-making, metropolitan imagery of subways, viaducts, raised canals and bridges. - *Ian Thompson, The Spectator,* Books of the Year It is always a pleasure to have the extraordinary poetry of Arthur Rimbaud, teenage prodigy and (in later life) gun-runner, rendered anew into English: this version of the late poem cycle Illuminations translated by the American poet John Ashbery, is vertiginous, exhilarating and mildly hallucinogenic. - Michael Glover, The Tablet** One of the strongest, most exuberant and closely engaged translations of Rimbaud's work. - Guardian, 2011 It is always a pleasure to have the extraordinary poetry of Arthur Rimbaud, teenage prodigy and (in later life) gun-runner, rendered anew into English: this version of the late poem cycle Illuminations translated by the American poet John Ashbery, is vertiginous, exhilarating and mildly hallucinogenic. - Michael Glover, The Tablet Arthur Rimbaud, the 19th-century French poet, was a ferocious malcontent, who free-wheeled towards self-destruction with the help of hashish and quantities of alcohol. Rimbaud's most thouroughly modern masterpiece, Illuminations, is now translated by John Ashbury, who brilliantly captures the volume's dizzy-making, metropolitan imagery of subways, viaducts, raised canals and bridges. - *Ian Thompson, The Spectator,* Books of the Year**	Share this... Quick Links Carcanet Celebrates 50 Years! Anvil Press Poetry Aspects of Portugal Audio Books Carcanet Classics Carcanet Fiction Carcanet Film Carcanet Poetry FyfieldBooks Lintott Press Little Island Press Lives and Letters OxfordPoets PN Review Sheep Meadow Press The Carcanet Blog PNR 255: Editorial read more What to Do with the Body: Sumita Chakraborty read more Homunculus: James Womack read more Jon Glover: Birdsong on Mars read more Jeffrey Wainwright: As Best We Can read more Katherine Horrex: Growlery read more
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A Season in Hell

and Other Poems

Arthur Rimbaud

Translated by Norman Cameron