Rimbaud stopped writing poetry at 21, yet I recall one of the best literature teachers I ever had telling us that he did more for French literature in five years than Victor Hugo ever could in 70 years of life, and I think that speaks volumes for his talent and the disarming sincerity of his writing
Sorry I'm gonna have to bitch a little bit, but as a French, even though we all know here that Rimbaud the genius everyone says he was (he might be my favorite poet along with Baudelaire), let's not exaggerate ; Victor Hugo is one of the most important (if not the most) french writer that has ever lived and his work is really way more powerful and influential than Rimbaud's That said, I'm not denying anything said about Rimbaud apart from that.
Man, I always get so pumped up and excited based on your reviews, and then I look at my 'to read' list, let alone the books I've already bought and left unread on my bookshelf and I feel so overwhelmed! I've never heard of Rimbaud, but I think this one may just skip the queue and get read next. Good to have you on my screen again Cliff.
I was really happy to see a new video from you! Your videos are inspiring and witty. You have an incredible style that is really hard to find in the book community on UA-cam. Thank you for being on here.
Many years ago I've read a Rimbaud/Verlaine/Baudelaire compilation book, the works translated to Hungarian. That was the beginning of a wonderful journey that will never end. :) Thanks, awesome channel!
The movie "Total Eclipse" (1995) is a biopic of Rimbaud portrayed by Leonardo Dicaprio. River Phoenix is Hollywood's prefect embodiment of Arthur Rimbaud, young, wild, talented and beautiful !
So happy to see you again. You're a fucking amazing person. Each video you make opens up a whole new world I otherwise never would have entered. I really appreciate your work.
Love Rimbaud, one of the major inspirations for my own writing. I absolutely adore watching your reviews Mr. Sargent. Might I suggest The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. Fantastic book. Just finished it. One of the greatest books I've ever read, and, in my opinion, one of the greatest ever written.
The best biography of Rimbaud is hands-down 'Arthur Rimbaud: Presence of an Enigma' (2002) by Jean-Luc Steinmetz. I've read every biography of Rimbaud available in English.
Hey again! Looking through your list of videos i have to say i didn't fully realize earlier how similar of tastes we have in books so bravo! You've already done so many of my favorite books. Blood Meridian being one of them, so damn good. Well here's a few more suggestions. Gravity's Rainbow by Pynchon, very crazy book, i'm in the middle of it now. I think you'd be perfect to review The Stranger/Outsider by Camus. Catch 22, infinite jest. And i know you did Bukowski already but either Post Office or Ham on Rye, both are amazing for me. Or maybe a collection of poems by him, i don't see many reviews of poem collections. Anyway, much love brother, you're an inspiration for me, keep on doing what you love. I might read paradise lost next because of your review and seeing as i read Blood Meridian already.
Very glad to see you're back. And with Rimbaud too! He certainly gave us an alternative to poetry of purely concrete stuff. Without Rimbaud, for instance, no John Ashbery, and no Frank O'Hara.
Arthur Rimbaud got me into poetry, like many others. But for me, I got the opposite treatment. I'm praised beyond my years like I am as extravagant as those who died far too soon and got the recognition that many before me would've begged to see before their deaths. I always wonder what if Rimbaud, a genuine genius. Got the same praise as I. That's something we'll never know.
Funny how I would encounter this video shortly after watching Total Eclipse over a glass of absinthe (Total Eclipse is a pretty decent film concerning Rimbaud and Verlaine's relationship if you haven't seen it). If you think Rimbaud was crazy, however, you should check out Alfred Jarry. I wouldn't start out with Ubu Roi, though. Start out with The Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician. Glad to see you're back; and keep up the great videos, Cliff! And, as always, best wishes.
Read this book in 2009 while couch surfing in Costa Rica. The experience completely changed trajectory of my life. I came back and basically flunked out of law school, started a business, struggled for many year and now I’m doing well.
Love your channel sir! I am totally jobless and unemployed, but I am writing a book and having fun with it and using my situation as my motivation. We see how it goes, but after I am finished I am totally fucking donating to this channel however much I can. Time to have fun!
Even though you're very well-read, I'm going to recommend that you read Stoner, by John Williams, just in case you haven't discovered that gem yet. I'd be really interested to hear your thoughts on it. And great review as usual!
Hola! Sargent. I love your channel; I found your channel when I was looking for videos about Jorge Luis Borger.Since then, I am a fan of you.Now, that you are talking about poetry, could review something about Roque Dalton, a Salvadorean guerrilla fighter and poet? thank you, for enrich my being with good literature.
The review seems more a paean to the lifestyle than the book. I find that's often the case with Rimbaud, Stein and with Ginsberg. Very little enthusiasm for the actual work but much fascination with the author's milieu, friends, lovers and actions. Something for everyone, I guess.
Beefheart1 Which is your favorite of those three Alan Moore Books? Do you like The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen? I ask because I've re read these in the past couple months.
Just read it. The poem's beautiful. The commentary was frustrating to read but interesting/funny to think of. I'm not sure if my interpretation is the correct one. I am retarded.
"If you go home with someone, & they do not have books! don't ...them!!" Well, maybe do. But don't think about leaving a book mark with your return address on it.
I read that Rimaud's dealing of slaves has been debunked. This review reminds me of when people talk of Sylvia Plath: the life sinks the poetry. Talk about the poetry, man. Someday I guess.
The most amusing thing about Rimbaud is that he would hate every single one of his fans, because his poetry was pretentious shit, in his own opinion. He could probably stomach being in the same room as Patti Smith for all of 5 seconds before trying to punch her head through a wall. Nobody cared one iota about his work when he was active, it wasn't until a decade later, after numerous stories about his whereabouts being fabricated by gossiping poets that there was suddenly a sense of intrigue. His life was a lot more interesting than his work, because he was right, his poetry sucked.
Hmmm 🤔 concerning the life of this degenerate creative Arthur Rimbaud, The Words of Wise King Solomon ring true "Don't be excessively righteous, why destroy yourself? But also don't be excessively wicked, neither foolish; why DIE before your time? It is good to grasp one, and not let go of the other." Ecclesiastes 7:16-18 Just can't wait to read about Rimbaud.😵💫🤯
Rimbaud stopped writing poetry at 21, yet I recall one of the best literature teachers I ever had telling us that he did more for French literature in five years than Victor Hugo ever could in 70 years of life, and I think that speaks volumes for his talent and the disarming sincerity of his writing
Sorry I'm gonna have to bitch a little bit, but as a French, even though we all know here that Rimbaud the genius everyone says he was (he might be my favorite poet along with Baudelaire), let's not exaggerate ; Victor Hugo is one of the most important (if not the most) french writer that has ever lived and his work is really way more powerful and influential than Rimbaud's
That said, I'm not denying anything said about Rimbaud apart from that.
You make me want to read things I never considered reading before.
sykoelf word for word why I do what I do
Man, I always get so pumped up and excited based on your reviews, and then I look at my 'to read' list, let alone the books I've already bought and left unread on my bookshelf and I feel so overwhelmed!
I've never heard of Rimbaud, but I think this one may just skip the queue and get read next. Good to have you on my screen again Cliff.
I just found your channel today, and read this biography only a few weeks ago, thanks for the videos. Rimbaud is one of my favorites.
well i've never read any rimbaud's work but i will now, glad to have you back dude.
We're all glad you're back, man. My subscription feed was pretty empty without you.
I was really happy to see a new video from you! Your videos are inspiring and witty. You have an incredible style that is really hard to find in the book community on UA-cam. Thank you for being on here.
Many years ago I've read a Rimbaud/Verlaine/Baudelaire compilation book, the works translated to Hungarian. That was the beginning of a wonderful journey that will never end. :) Thanks, awesome channel!
The movie "Total Eclipse" (1995) is a biopic of Rimbaud portrayed by Leonardo Dicaprio. River Phoenix is Hollywood's prefect embodiment of Arthur Rimbaud, young, wild, talented and beautiful !
River Phoenix just like Rimbaud died before his time
Had "illuminations" on the shelf for years now. After your video- took it. Read it. Loved it. Thank you!
Happy to see you back. Hope you're doing well. Read Possibility of an Island, great read. thanks!
hicosha You're very welcome!
So happy to see you again. You're a fucking amazing person. Each video you make opens up a whole new world I otherwise never would have entered. I really appreciate your work.
Mikkel Jørgensen Much appreciated Mikkel, I'm happy I can offer anything.
Love Rimbaud, one of the major inspirations for my own writing. I absolutely adore watching your reviews Mr. Sargent. Might I suggest The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. Fantastic book. Just finished it. One of the greatest books I've ever read, and, in my opinion, one of the greatest ever written.
I'm really glad to see you're back.
All the best.
Welcome back Cliff! Great review, as always
The best biography of Rimbaud is hands-down 'Arthur Rimbaud: Presence of an Enigma' (2002) by Jean-Luc Steinmetz. I've read every biography of Rimbaud available in English.
Hey again! Looking through your list of videos i have to say i didn't fully realize earlier how similar of tastes we have in books so bravo! You've already done so many of my favorite books. Blood Meridian being one of them, so damn good. Well here's a few more suggestions. Gravity's Rainbow by Pynchon, very crazy book, i'm in the middle of it now. I think you'd be perfect to review The Stranger/Outsider by Camus. Catch 22, infinite jest. And i know you did Bukowski already but either Post Office or Ham on Rye, both are amazing for me. Or maybe a collection of poems by him, i don't see many reviews of poem collections. Anyway, much love brother, you're an inspiration for me, keep on doing what you love. I might read paradise lost next because of your review and seeing as i read Blood Meridian already.
So good to have you back !
With another great review, moreover, about "le poète maudit".
Wonderful to see you back! Hope all is well with you. Would you consider diving into the "insanity" of Artaud?
Very glad to see you're back. And with Rimbaud too! He certainly gave us an alternative to poetry of purely concrete stuff. Without Rimbaud, for instance, no John Ashbery, and no Frank O'Hara.
Arthur Rimbaud got me into poetry, like many others. But for me, I got the opposite treatment. I'm praised beyond my years like I am as extravagant as those who died far too soon and got the recognition that many before me would've begged to see before their deaths. I always wonder what if Rimbaud, a genuine genius. Got the same praise as I.
That's something we'll never know.
Man its good to have you back! I'm definitely checking this one out. Would you consider reviewing Infinite Jest or All Souls Rising?
An excellent presentation.
+Reginald von Zugbach Thanks Mr. Zugbach
Good to see you back man.
Hey man good to see you back. What do you think about announcingbook to be featured in the next video?
Funny how I would encounter this video shortly after watching Total Eclipse over a glass of absinthe (Total Eclipse is a pretty decent film concerning Rimbaud and Verlaine's relationship if you haven't seen it).
If you think Rimbaud was crazy, however, you should check out Alfred Jarry. I wouldn't start out with Ubu Roi, though. Start out with The Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician. Glad to see you're back; and keep up the great videos, Cliff! And, as always, best wishes.
Really glad to see you show up on my feed. Everything you suggest is on my list.
(edit: right after Gravity's Rainbow.)
Read this book in 2009 while couch surfing in Costa Rica. The experience completely changed trajectory of my life. I came back and basically flunked out of law school, started a business, struggled for many year and now I’m doing well.
Mason & Dixon would be a great review!!
I love that biography it’s still my favorite to date
Love your channel sir! I am totally jobless and unemployed, but I am writing a book and having fun with it and using my situation as my motivation. We see how it goes, but after I am finished I am totally fucking donating to this channel however much I can. Time to have fun!
Have you read Georges Perec's Life: A User's Manual? I think you might like it (in the unlikely case you haven't).
Tim Harvey On the desk my friend. It's coming. Thanks so much.
What translated editions would you recommend for the best Rimbaud experience?
GREAT question....I do not know, I will have to get back to you..
Hi Clifford, would you be up for doing a video about close-reading tips/techniques for getting the most out of a novel?
+Bill Orrick Hullo Bill, I'll think on it, maybe!
Cheers
Even though you're very well-read, I'm going to recommend that you read Stoner, by John Williams, just in case you haven't discovered that gem yet. I'd be really interested to hear your thoughts on it. And great review as usual!
Good to see you again
Hola! Sargent.
I love your channel; I found your channel when I was looking for videos about Jorge Luis Borger.Since then, I am a fan of you.Now, that you are talking about poetry, could review something about Roque Dalton, a Salvadorean guerrilla fighter and poet?
thank you, for enrich my being with good literature.
fw pc Oh man..That sounds appealing. Thanks for watching!
Same story with me, found this channel thanks to JLB.
Would you ever review his works in the near future?
Great review. Thanks.
The review seems more a paean to the lifestyle than the book. I find that's often the case with Rimbaud, Stein and with Ginsberg. Very little enthusiasm for the actual work but much fascination with the author's milieu, friends, lovers and actions. Something for everyone, I guess.
Who knows what didn’t get written down - great summary !
Great review homie
Leonardo DiCaprio played Arthur Rimbaud in the biopic film Total Eclipse
please review A Season In Hell and more of Rimbaud's poetry
👍👍.. Vladimir Nabokov I see too.
I keep watching this over and over! Thank you for the John Waters quote
When do you get to that A Season In Hell review?
Here's my check list: "Duty of Genius" (Ray Monk) [Biography]. "The Wasteland" (T.S. Elliott) [Poetry]. "Blood Meridian" (Cormac McCarthy) [Novel]. "Bird Lives" (Ross Russell) [Biography]. "The Magus" (John Fowles) [Novel]. "The Red Riding Quartet" (David Peace) [Novels]. "Literary Outlaw" (Ted Morgan) [Biography]. "The Big Nowhere" (James Ellroy) [Novel]. "Sinister Forces Trilogy" (Peter Levenda) [Occultism / Politics]. "The Third Policeman" (Flann O'Brien) [Novel]. "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel" (Susanna Clarke) [Novel]. "A Season in Hell" (Arthur Rimbaud) [Poetry]. "England's Dreaming" (Jon Savage) [Biography]. "The Red Book" (Carl Gustav Jung) [Occultism / Psychology]. "The Brothers Karimazof" (Fydor Dostoyevsky) [Novel]. "The Collector" (John Fowles) [Novel]. "Ham on Rye" (Charles Bukowski) [Autobiography / Novel]. "Ulysses" (James Joyce) [Novel]. "'V' For Vendetta" (Alan Moore) [Graphic Novel]. "Tractatus Logico Philosophicus" (Ludwig Wittgenstein) [Philosophy]. "The Outsider" (Colin Wilson) [Philosophy]. "Rimbaud" (Graham Robb) [Biography]. "What I Did on My Holidays" (Ramsey Dukes) [Occultism]. "Memory Babe" (Gerrard Nicossia) [Biography]. "The Alienist" (Caleb Carr) [Novel]. "Book IV" (Aliester Crowley) [Occultism]. "Post Office (Charles Bukowski) [Autobiography / Novel]. "The Atrocity Exhibition" (J.G Ballard) [Essays / Novel]. "1984" (George Orwell) [Novel]. "The Heart of Darkness" (Joseph Conrad) [Novella]. "The Black Dahlia" (James Ellroy) [Novel]. "James Joyce" (Richard Ellman) [Biography]. "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" (Fredrich Nietzsche) [Philosophy]. "Stepenwolf" (Herman Hesse) [Novel]. "The Magical Revival" (Kenneth Grant) [Occultism]. "The Origins of Consciousness in the Break Down of the Bi-Cameral Mind" (Julian Jaynes) [Philosophy / Psychology]. "The Eye in the Triangle" (Israel Regardie) [Biography / Occultism]. "From Hell" (Alan Moore) [Graphic Novel]. "Hawksmoor" (Peter Ackroyd) [Novel]. "The Decline of the West" (Oswald Spengler) [Philosophy]. "Through the Eyes of Magic" (John French) [Autobiography]. "Wonderland Avenue" (Danny Sugarman) [Autobiography]. "Bryant and May" (Christopher Fowler) [any of the series of Novels]. "The Stranger" (Albert Camus) [Novel / Philosophy]. "Head On / Repossessed" (Julian Cope) [Autobiography]. "Black Dahlia Avenger" (Steve Hodel) [True Crime / Autobiography / Biography]. "Genius" (Harold Bloom) [Criticism]. "The Occult" (Colin Wilson) [Philosophy]. "Trampled Under Foot" (Barney Hoskins) [Biography]. "Dear Boy" (Tony Fletcher) [Biography]. "Shakespeare's Secret Booke" (David Ovidson) [Occult History]. "The Dark Lord" (Peter Levenda) [Occultism / Biography]. "Religion and the Rebel" (Colin Wilson) [Philosophy]. "Frank Zappa" (Barry Miles) [Biography]. "In Search of the Miraculous" (Pytor Ouspensky) [Occultism]. "The Watchmen" (Alan Moore) [Graphic Novel]. "The Complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (Arthur Conan Doyle) [Novellas and Short Storys]. "Martin Heidegger's Being and Time" (Stephen Mulhall) [Philosophy]. "Memories, Dreams, Reflections" (Carl Gustav Jung) [Autobiography]. "The Book of Pleasure" (Austin Osman Spare) [Occultism]. "Under the Volcano" (Malcolm Lowry) [Novel]. "Nausea" (Jean Paul Sarte) [Novel / Philosophy]. "Notes From Underground" (Fydor Dostoyevsky) [Novella]. "Oliver Twist" (Charles Dickens) [Novel]. "In Bluebeard's Castle" (George Steiner) [Criticism / Philosophy]. "Interzone" (William S. Burroughs) [Short Storys / Novel]. "The Metamorphosis" (Franz Kafka) [Novella].
Beefheart1 Which is your favorite of those three Alan Moore Books? Do you like The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen? I ask because I've re read these in the past couple months.
He ^^^^ never responded. Douche.
Amazing review thanks!!!
Would you consider Pale Fire?
InAbsentia I would
Just read it. The poem's beautiful. The commentary was frustrating to read but interesting/funny to think of. I'm not sure if my interpretation is the correct one. I am retarded.
You're awesome.
Something about older better than food reviews just hit different.
Great video
I just did a video of his A Season in Hell...sorta like a radiophonic thing...I can relate to him so so much it hurts a lil
"If you go home with someone, & they do not have books! don't ...them!!" Well, maybe do. But don't think about leaving a book mark with your return address on it.
You just got another subscribe.
*video ?
But this is not true (in parts) study his letters to see how erudite the real Rimbaud was
Dylan Thomas? The great Welsh poet needs reviewing.
Patti Smith has talked about him a lot.
I read that Rimaud's dealing of slaves has been debunked. This review reminds me of when people talk of Sylvia Plath: the life sinks the poetry. Talk about the poetry, man. Someday I guess.
The most amusing thing about Rimbaud is that he would hate every single one of his fans, because his poetry was pretentious shit, in his own opinion. He could probably stomach being in the same room as Patti Smith for all of 5 seconds before trying to punch her head through a wall.
Nobody cared one iota about his work when he was active, it wasn't until a decade later, after numerous stories about his whereabouts being fabricated by gossiping poets that there was suddenly a sense of intrigue. His life was a lot more interesting than his work, because he was right, his poetry sucked.
no.
Not correct.
You look like Bradley cooper
good video tbh
Cool. Thanks. Rimbaud seemed nuts epic. The guy seems pretentious.
you look like my fuggin dad :O :O :O
So much BORED.
A grey bodybuilding vest that is crying because it has no purpose nor reason for being. In fact it is being insulted.
Hmmm 🤔 concerning the life of this degenerate creative Arthur Rimbaud, The Words of Wise King Solomon ring true "Don't be excessively righteous, why destroy yourself? But also don't be excessively wicked, neither foolish; why DIE before your time?
It is good to grasp one, and not let go of the other."
Ecclesiastes 7:16-18
Just can't wait to read about Rimbaud.😵💫🤯
Send me some money and i will tell of my season in hell....Paypal accepted. Cash or gold prefered.