Books
The French poet Arthur Rimbaud died more than 120 years ago, but one former art professor says he decided to carry on his legacy in a unique way -- by filming himself robbing a bank on New Year’s Eve.
Jan. 12, 2015
I Promise to Be Good The Letters of Arthur Rimbaud Translated, edited and with an introduction by Wyatt Mason Modern Library: 358 pp., $24.95 Perhaps, in the chaos of world events, you have somehow failed to follow the vicious squabbling in academia over the life and works of Arthur Rimbaud, the French writer who gave up poetry at age 19 (after five good years) and died in 1891 at the untimely age of 37.
Nov. 2, 2003
‘Illuminations’ by Arthur Rimbaud, ‘Toward You’ by Jim Krusoe, ‘My Berlin Child’ by Anne Wiazemsky.
April 17, 2011
RIMBAUD Presence of an Enigma By Jean-Luc Steinmetz; Welcome Rain: 488 pp., $35 : RIMBAUD By Graham Robb; W.W. Norton: 554 pp., $35
Dec. 17, 2000
Archives
You should award a prize for the most subtle letter of 1985 to Dan Chouinard for his letter about the French poet, Arthur Rimbaud (Calendar Letters, Aug. 18).
Aug. 25, 1985
Entertainment & Arts
Susan Scott, an Expressionist painter from Montreal, logs another local show reflecting her fascination with literary narrative.
Nov. 13, 1987
Discoveries
Movies
In Bob Baker’s story on Roman Polanski and the Oscar conundrum (“The Past Plays On,” Feb. 2), he makes reference to other artists’ “brushes with the law,” citing as an example the late 19th century French poet Arthur Rimbaud’s “stabbing his lover.”
Feb. 9, 2003
In ‘Rimbaud in Java,’ Jamie James seeks to fill in a mysterious six-month gap in the French poet’s life.
April 29, 2012
The Siren’s Call: Where’s Rimbaud?