The Lords and the New Creatures: The original published poetry of Jim Morrison by Jim Morrison |
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Arthur Rimbaud, anarchic Symbolist poet of the nineteenth century, has been the inspiration of rock singers from Bob Dylan onwards. Jim Morrison, lead singer of the Doors, captured the imagination of millions during his lifetime, and since his untimely death in 1971 he has become a cult figure. Even today his grave in Paris is one of the city's most popular places of pilgrimage. Indirectly the two were brought together by the author of this book, whose translation of Rimbaud's poem was one of Morrison's most treasured possessions. In 1968 the singer wrote to Wallace Fowlie to thank him for his work, and fourteen years later, when Fowlie first heard the music of the Doors, he recognised the influence of Rimbaud in Morrison's lyrics. Intrigued, this esteemed professor of an illustrious university began to delve further. The result is a fascinating comparison of the brilliant and shocking lives of two young men, separated by a century, who sought to stretch experience to its limits and flashed like meteors across their respective eras to ignite an entire generation. Illustrated with rare photographs of Morrison and with portraits of Rimbaud from the author's private collection, "Rimbaud and Jim Morrison" is a penetrating analysis of the affinities between European literary tradition and the rock music and youth culture of the late twentieth century.
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Wallace Fowlie is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of French literature at Duke University, North Carolina. He is the author and translator of thirty books, including 'Rimbaud: a Critical Study' and 'The Complete Works of Rimbaud'.
Arthur Rimbaud, anarchic Symbolist poet of the nineteenth century, has been the inspiration of rock singers from Bob Dylan onwards. Jim Morrison, lead singer of the Doors, captured the imagination of millions during his lifetime, and since his untimely death in 1971 he has become a cult figure. Even today his grave in Paris is one of the city's most popular places of pilgrimage. Indirectly the two were brought together by the author of this book, whose translation of Rimbaud's poem was one of Morrison's most treasured possessions. In 1968 the singer wrote to Wallace Fowlie to thank him for his work, and fourteen years later, when Fowlie first heard the music of the Doors, he recognised the influence of Rimbaud in Morrison's lyrics. Intrigued, this esteemed professor of an illustrious university began to delve further. The result is a fascinating comparison of the brilliant and shocking lives of two young men, separated by a century, who sought to stretch experience to its limits and flashed like meteors across their respective eras to ignite an entire generation. Illustrated with rare photographs of Morrison and with portraits of Rimbaud from the author's private collection, "Rimbaud and Jim Morrison" is a penetrating analysis of the affinities between European literary tradition and the rock music and youth culture of the late twentieth century.
About the Author
Wallace Fowlie is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of French literature at Duke University, North Carolina. He is the author and translator of thirty books, including 'Rimbaud: a Critical Study' and 'The Complete Works of Rimbaud'.
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During the eighties and through June 1991, I gave in several places a talk, in various versions, on Rimbaud and Jim Morrison. Read the first page
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