A Season in Hell

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A Season in Hell is a seminal 1873 prose-poetry work by Arthur Rimbaud that chronicles his visionary, turbulent inner life and helped shape modernist and symbolist literature.

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A Season in Hell canonical 2

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instanceOf French literature
literary work
poetry collection
prose poem
author Arthur Rimbaud
authorNationality French
centralTheme damnation and redemption
inner turmoil
rebellion
spiritual crisis
visionary experience
countryOfOrigin France
criticalReputation seminal work of modern literature
dateWritten 1873
firstPublisher Alliance typographique M.-J. Poot et compagnie
surface form: Alliance typographique
follows The Drunken Boat
form poetry
prose
genre modernist precursor
prose poetry
symbolist literature
hasPart "Alchemy of the Word" section
"Bad Blood" section
"Delirium" section
"Night in Hell" section
hasTranslation English
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish
influenced modernist literature
surrealist literature
symbolist poetry
language French
literaryMovement Decadentism
surface form: Decadent movement

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notableFor autobiographical elements
innovative prose-poetry form
radical language experimentation
visionary imagery
originalTitle Une Saison en enfer
surface form: Une saison en enfer
periodOfComposition Rimbaud's late poetic period
placeOfPublication Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
publicationYear 1873
relatedWork Illuminations
The Drunken Boat
subjectOf academic studies
literary criticism
timePeriodDescribed Rimbaud's adolescent and early adult years

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Arthur Rimbaud notableWork A Season in Hell
Une Saison en enfer translatedTitle A Season in Hell