A Season in Hell and Other Poems
Worth buying if: You like poetry that turns inner conflict into startling images and abrupt shifts in tone.
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Summary
This 206-page collection centers Rimbaud’s A Season in Hell alongside other poems, presenting a concentrated encounter with one of modern poetry’s most disruptive voices.
Why this book now
Rimbaud’s volatile mixture of confession, revolt, and invention still speaks to readers drawn to poetry that refuses polite boundaries.
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- You like poetry that turns inner conflict into startling images and abrupt shifts in tone.
- You want to read Arthur Rimbaud at close range, from A Season in Hell to his other poems.
- You prefer poems with stable speakers, linear narratives, and plainly stated meanings.
- You want a relaxed or reassuring collection rather than language shaped by crisis and rebellion.
- You are specifically hunting for the newest framing rather than a backlist perspective.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780856462207
Worth buying if: You like poetry that turns inner conflict into startling images and abrupt shifts in tone.
Skip it if: You prefer poems with stable speakers, linear narratives, and plainly stated meanings.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At 206 pages, this is a substantial poetry collection best read in attentive, returning sessions rather than rushed straight through.
What stands out here
This 1989 Anvil Pr Poetry Ltd edition presents A Season in Hell with other poems in a 206-page volume.
Best way to approach it
Read slowly and aloud when possible; let Rimbaud’s images, reversals, and tonal shocks register before forcing a single interpretation.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780856462207
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