The Time of the Assassins: a Study of Rimbaud

by Henry Miller
United States
26 Dec 1891 // 7 Jun 1980
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The Poet Greatest Desire (1)

Conditioned to ecstasy, the poet is like a gorgeous unknown bird mired in the ashes of thought. If he succeeds in freeing himself, it is to make a sacrificial flight to the sun. His dreams of a regen...


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The Time of the Assassins: a Study of Rimbaud

Henry Miller

 

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