There are probably four reasons:

1. Many people are interested in Rimbaud just because he is gay, and it seems that there are not many people in China who like Rimbaud. . .

2. Verlaine, Mallarmé and Rimbaud are also known as the "Troika" of Symbolist poets, occupying an important position in the history of French poetry.

3. Rimbaud today is regarded as a representative of Symbolism, and has even been labeled as "the first punk poet" and "the pioneer of the Beats". His works have a profound impact on Surrealism and Stream of consciousness novels also have a profound influence, but the real Rimbaud is difficult to classify because "he is the father of many genres, not a relative of any genre."

4. Rimbaud’s creation was a major change in the history of French poetry. He himself is one of the most outstanding poets of the Symbolist movement and is also recognized as the originator of subsequent Surrealism. The poetic style of the "Beat Generation" born in the United States after World War II was also deeply influenced by Rimbaud. When people today recall the development of modern poetry, Rimbaud's name will never be ignored. Even horror novelist Thomas Ligotti has stated on different occasions that he is a loyal follower of Rimbaud.

You should have a certain understanding of him after reading this article. A more complete article:

The return of the young Rimbaud, our Bohemian - commemorating the French poet The 150th anniversary of the birth of Artier Rimbaud

150 years ago, on October 20, in Charleville, northern France, in an ordinary farmhouse, a little boy was born. He was Artier. Rimbaud, whose full name is Jean-Nicolas Altier Rimbaud. At that moment, the peasant couple did not know that this life and the name "Rimbaud" would still be long-lasting memories of people a century and a half later, and would continue to do so.

People today miss him like looking up at the blazing sun in the sky, just as Verlaine remembered back then, "The memory of him is like the sun shining on me and will never go out." However, they have all forgotten that the talented young poet Arthur Rimbaud once wrote coldly: "Why miss the eternal sun, now that we are determined to discover the divine light - stay away from the people who die in the cycle of seasons. "Indeed, even Verlaine, who once accompanied the poet, could not fully understand the loneliness of the young man in that "mediocre era". Because the orphans of this era are the princes of the kingdom of poetry and the elves in a kingdom.

If you sincerely commemorate this 19th-century French young poet, then sit on the river bank or stand in front of the window on a sunny afternoon and gently recite the song "Drunken Boat" ": "Flowing down the heavy river, I feel that there is no tracker to guide the boat;..." Only in this way can he be resurrected and come closer, because his personality and his life burst out in poetry. Publicity. Yes, Rimbaud's art is based on individual creativity, and he is indeed a pioneer of homosexual poetry.

People always begin to recall Rimbaud as "he was an extraordinary and rebellious child since he was a child." In fact, his extraordinaryness comes from his sensitivity to the world and life, and his rebellion comes from his inner repression. He began writing poetry early, first in Latin and later in French. His first French poem was titled "The Orphans Gifts" (1869). Encouraged by his mentor Georges Izambard, Rimbaud wrote 20 poems in 1870. At the age of 16, several of his poems were published in the journal "Le Parnasse Contemporain".

In 1870, Rimbaud left home for the first time and went to Paris. His first sexual experience may have been with the soldiers in the simple barracks in Paris (1871), the poem "The Lost Heart" ( The Stolen Heart may describe that experience, or it may be interpreted as sexual temptation or sexual awakening.

It was during his trip to Paris in 1870 that Rimbaud met the poet Paul Verlaine. In September 1871 he received a letter from Verlaine inviting him to go to Paris again.

Verlaine was already married at the time and was ten years older than Rimbaud, but they still had a homosexual relationship with each other. Over the next year and a half, they both visited Latin Quarters, cafés, and literary salons.

The two of them traveled to Brussels and London. Both of them praised each other in their respective poems. For example, in his famous poem "Vowels" (1871), Rimbaud jokingly alluded to Verlaine's eyes (note: "The purple tinge in Omega's eyes"). "Light"); and the couple also appears in another poem, "The Season of Hell," titled "Délire I": Foolish Virgil: Bridegroom of Hades.

There is no doubt that almost all Rimbaud's mature works were completed during his passionate love period with Verlaine. In London Verlaine encouraged him to create A Season in Hell and The Illuminations (1873). However, Rimbaud and Verlaine's romance soon ended. It was 1873. During a fierce quarrel, Verlaine shot Rimbaud in the wrist, and Rimbaud completely gave up his career as a poet.

In October 1873, a Brussels bookseller published Rimbaud's "The Season of Hell" and enthusiastically helped him mail the book to friends in Paris. However, at this time Rimbaud had already become obsessed with his own work. Completely boring. Rimbaud traveled around Europe from 1874 to 1875. In the spring of 1876, he enlisted in the Danish army, but was discharged soon after. He also yearned to travel to Sweden, Denmark, Greece, and Egypt. Rimbaud became a coffee seller in 1880 and an arms dealer in 1887.

On November 10, 1891, Rimbaud passed away like a meteor in Marseille, southern France, at the age of only 37. Later generations often describe him as a talented poet who gave up his poetic talent prematurely due to the worldly affairs of life. Rimbaud's most famous poem is "The Drunken Boat", which was written in 1871, on the eve of his seventeenth birthday. The poem praises the publicity of will, especially the release of Rimbaud's personality, which obviously comes from the beginning of the poet's love affair with Verlaine.

Rimbaud's artistic world is full of symbols, fantasies, dreams and visual illusions. Take "Season of Hell" and "Color Pictures" as examples, in which he openly declares his technique to be "a kind of sensory madness." Rimbaud's two letters in May 1871 can be described as a declaration of his literary views. In the letter, he said that poets assume the role of "prophet", "alchemist" and "artist".

In addition, Rimbaud made various masks for human nature in his art. On May 13, 1871, Rimbaud wrote the novel concept - "I is someone else" - in a letter to his mentor. We can’t help but ask, is this so-called “other” a creative artist, a character, or someone else? Or is it a "mask" of his sexual identity?

Rimbaud sublimated his poetry through themes such as love, music, mysterious fantasy, memory, mythology, and youthful dreams. The chapter "Alchemy of the Word" in "Season of Hell" presents Rimbaud's related theories: alchemy, magic or magic. This chapter is extremely poetic and creates a spell-like effect.

Some commentators believe that the poem "Color Pictures" is Rimbaud's spiritual autobiography. This poem uses free rhyme and prose to describe a series of contents, creating a mysterious world composed of time, space, history, imagination and beauty. The poet concludes this poem with "elf". Yes, this elf is the poet's ideal. It is between human beings and supernatural forces, integrating friendship, love, reason and optimism. This presents the style of 19th century symbolism, which is very poetic and uses symbols to express ideas, concrete objects and situations.

Although Rimbaud gave up poetry before the age of 19, he was still revered as the "Young Poet King". His kingdom of poetry was full of his imagination. He took his friends on mysterious journeys, Travel to a mysterious land populated by magicians, immortals, gods, angels and elves.

Rimbaud redefined art and re-explained love with art and self-release, because Rimbaud's writing emphasized release. Reading his poems, you will always feel an impulse, because the poet dreams of rejoicing life through language. He almost avoids life and does not touch the real world. He rebels against all hypocritical forms, just like he rebels against traditional love and morality. , religious and artistic concepts are the same. As the originator of modern gay poetry, he influenced a group of poets after him, such as Andre Gide, Jean Cocteau, Federico Raucha, Hart Crane, Jean Genet, etc.

Rimbaud in Verlaine's painting - the best portrayal of a modern poetic spirit. Rimbaud said, "I will go far, far away, like a Bohemian." Yes, 1830-1914 was the golden age of Bohemian thought. The Bohemian trend of thought originated from a kind of political disappointment and romantic ideal. An eternal Bohemian rebels against all rigid systems. They consciously or unconsciously create their entire life as a declaration of resistance. Dislike the social construction of money-oriented society, and oppose the gradual rise of integration and monotonous living conditions. Perhaps this is the historical reality revealed by Rimbaud in the release of his personality.

Return, the young Rimbaud, our Bohemian.