Illuminations

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Illuminations is a seminal collection of experimental prose poems by French poet Arthur Rimbaud, celebrated for its vivid imagery and pioneering influence on modern literature.

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Illuminations canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
poetry collection
prose poetry collection
associatedWithAuthorPeriod Rimbaud’s late poetic period
author Arthur Rimbaud
circulation widely read in world literature
countryOfOrigin France
criticalReputation seminal work of modern poetry
dateOfComposition 1872–1875
editorOfFirstBookEdition Paul Verlaine
firstCompleteBookPublication 1886
firstPublisher La Vogue (magazine)
form prose poem
genre experimental literature
prose poetry
symbolist poetry
hasEnglishTranslation Illuminations
surface form: Illuminations (various translators)
hasPart Après le Déluge
Aube
Barbarie
Being Beauteous
Conte
Démocratie
Departure
surface form: Départ

Enfance
Génie
H
Marine
Mouvement
Mystique
Paris Metro
surface form: Métropolitain

Parade
Royauté
Veillées
Vies
Villes
influenced 20th-century poetry
modernist literature
surrealist literature
language French
literaryMovement Modernism
surface form: Modernism (influence)

Symbolism
notableFor discontinuous, dreamlike structure
innovative use of prose poetry
pioneering influence on modern literature
vivid imagery
numberOfPoems approximately 40
originalTitleLanguage French
posthumousPublication partly
precededBy Une Saison en enfer
surface form: Une Saison en Enfer
titleMeaning can refer to colored plates or visionary illuminations

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Arthur Rimbaud notableWork Illuminations
Arthur Rimbaud wrote Illuminations
French symbolism hasInfluentialWork Illuminations
One-Way Street relatedWork Illuminations
A Season in Hell relatedWork Illuminations