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Rimbaud : Complete Works, Selected Letters (in French and English) (Paperback)

by Jean Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud (Author), Wallace Fowlie (Translator, Introduction)
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  • Paperback: 370 pages
  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press (1 Oct 1967)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0226719731
  • ISBN-13: 978-0226719733
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 14.2 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 708,259 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars -->Don't Buy This For The English Translation!<--, 11 Sep 1998
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Wallace Fowlie first published this book in 1966 and his English translation is quite biased even for 1966. His sanitized editorial of the original French poetry is sad. You can pick up a French dictionary and perform a similar translation without knowing any French. He has lost all the imagery and beauty of the original work. It looks like the work of a student in a first-year French class.

Fowlies' biographical sketch of Rimbaud in the Introduction is incomplete. He skims over Rimbaud's homosexuality and his relationship with Verlaine as "troubled, and at times tragic...". Hardly a thorough and accurate reflection of Rimbaud during his most prolific period. Maybe Fowlie's overly cautious attempt to not offend his readers led him to filter out the imagery in his attempted English translation.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Talented - too bad he abandoned writing before age 20!, 16 May 1997
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The great surprise with this book is that it contains the original French text on the left hand pages with the English translation on the right. This added enormous value to the book that was not apparent from its description. The poetry itself is magnificent at times and hard to follow at others. It is obvious that Rimbaud was a great talent - too bad he abandoned writing after age 19! The included biographical information and text of his letters provide an interesting backdrop to evaluate the poems and show the absolute waste of his life after his literary exploits.
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2.0 out of 5 stars At least the letters were intersting, 21 Jan 1999
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This book is another where the translator took it upon himself to rewrite the 'colors' in the work. Boo. Poetry (in a simple definition) is not supposed to please, its supposed to cause thought/emotion that wouldn't otherwise have taken place.

I am fortunate enough to live a few blocks from the place where Louis Varese did the first translations, and I say a prayer of thanks every time I pass.

Note to the writer: Next time pick subject matter you are comfortable with to translate, instead of leading an inquisition against work you obviously have problems with.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fowlie did a terrific job in translaing Rimbaud.
Fowlie did an excellent job translating the works of Rimbaud. And as for those few words that he could not translate, some things just can't be translated. Read more
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