Arthur Rimbaud: Life of Vice | Tooky History

Arthur Rimbaud was a French poet who pioneered symbolism and wrote his major works between the ages of 16 and 21.

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Rimbaud was born into a family of a never-present father and a very strict mother. His mom forced him to know Latin verses by heart and would make him prioritize his education. Rimbaud was an exceptional student, and by the age of 16, he had already won 15 academic prizes.

When the Franco-Prussian war broke out, Rimbaud decided to go to Paris, but was arrested for not having a ticket. Then, he started hanging out with other poets in France. There, Rimbaud met Paul Verlaine, a married man who was 10 years his senior.

Rimbaud and Verlaine started having an affair and went off to London to live together. Their life as a couple lasted for about a year, and was consisting of drugs, alcohol, violence and writing. One night, Verlaine who was violent when drunk, took out his gun and shot Rimbaud, which ended Rimbaud’s interest in both Verlaine and writing.

After that, Rimbaud moved on, enlisted in the Dutch army and deserted it while in Java, Indonesia. Soon he started visiting many different countries and finally settling in Ethiopia.
Arthur Rimbaud died aged 37, due to bone cancer.

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[danielyahalom]

So he was a hippie psychedelic rock musician 100 years before the 60s? Impressive.

[amelia_maria]

I'm a english kid living in france and I have to study this guy for my french BAC (basically a levels) he's a fun guy but his poems are HARD AF😭

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[Ivaniye_Elliott]

When you drew Verlaine I pissed myself laughing man, he was so ugly and I think you depicted that well.

[jonathanmiller]

Boredom is no longer my love. The rages, the debaucheries, the madness I have known in all their dash and disaster -the burden is cast aside. Let us appreciate the height of my innocence without vertigo.- Arthur Rimbaud from his A Season in Hell (1873)

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[magicknight]

This is a great video, I enjoyed the humor and the drawings especially Rimbaud and Verlaine in fear and loathing in Las Vegas hahaha! I didn't know any of this about his life, fascinating! THANKYOU!

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All I can think about is Leo doing all of this bc he was Arthur in total eclipse

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He was a king of Jerusalem and suffered from leprosy so he wore a mask. Even when he was blind and dumb he was still feared when his men brought him out to the battlefield on a strecher

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I just found out that the song "White Hot" by Red Rider is about this guy.

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[thethcentury]

If his father had been there to emotionally support his children and the mother allowed her concrete wall personality to crack a bit then Rimbaud would have been a very normal person. I'm sorry but Rimbaud was very a fucked up person by the time he started writing at the age of 16. Verlaine was an equally messed up person who didn't help matters for Rimbaud. I have more sympathy for Rimbaud than I do for Verlaine as the latter had had a comfortable upbringing that you think would've made him appreciative that he wasn't neglected. When you dabble into hedonism and debauchery then you might be a person trying to make sense as to what to when you were young. To those who aspire to be like Verlaine, you're not going to reach an old age.

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that was a pretty good wrap-up! thanks

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