Illuminations
Arthur Rimbaud
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Length 1 h 25 min
Chapters 46
First published 1886
Illuminations include some autobiographical allusions to his voyant (visionary) period, which began in 1869; but Illuminations is neither a confession nor an apology. Its several dozen short prose works and two free-verse poems transcend prose grammar by allowing their words to drift away from their dictionary definitions. Ever-elusive, relentless, overflowing with sinuous cadences, Illuminations transcends Une Saison en Enfer as it in turn had transcended Rimbaud's early verses. Some scholars even propose that some of the Illuminations may have been written after Une Saison, which supposedly marked his farewell to literature. (From Wikipedia)
Chapters
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Les Illuminations - Notice de Paul Verlaine Read by Jc Guan 2:55
2
Barbare Read by Jc Guan 1:39
3
Mystique Read by Jc Guan 1:16
4
Aube Read by Jc Guan 1:38
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Fleurs Read by Jc Guan 1:08
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Being Beauteous Read by Jc Guan 1:24
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Antique Read by Jc Guan 1:00
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Royauté Read by Jc Guan 0:58
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Enfance Read by Jc Guan 5:41
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Vies Read by Jc Guan 3:13
11
Ornières Read by Jc Guan 1:17
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Marine Read by Jc Guan 1:12
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Mouvement Read by Jc Guan 1:42
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Villes Read by Jc Guan 2:52
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Villes Read by Jc Guan 3:18
16
Métropolitain Read by Jc Guan 2:15
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Promontoire Read by Jc Guan 1:45
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Scènes Read by Jc Guan 1:28
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Parade Read by Jc Guan 2:17
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Ville Read by Jc Guan 1:34
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Départ Read by Jc Guan 0:39
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A une raison Read by Jc Guan 0:55
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H Read by Jc Guan 0:59
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Angoisse Read by Jc Guan 1:21
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Bottom Read by Jc Guan 1:08
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Veillées Read by Jc Guan 1:46
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Nocturne vulgaire Read by Jc Guan 1:39
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Matinée d'ivresse Read by Jc Guan 2:05
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Phrases Read by Jc Guan 2:23
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Conte Read by Jc Guan 2:22
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Honte Read by Jc Guan 1:09
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Vagabonds Read by Jc Guan 1:38
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Nous somes tes grands-parents Read by Jc Guan 2:57
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Chanson de la plus haute tour Read by Jc Guan 1:23
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Ouvriers Read by Jc Guan 2:44
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O saisons! ô châteaux! Read by Jc Guan 0:56
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Bruxelles Read by Jc Guan 1:52
38
Age d'or Read by Jc Guan 1:28
39
Eternité Read by Jc Guan 1:06
40
La rivière de cassis roule ignorée Read by Jc Guan 1:13
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Loin des oiseaux, des troupeaux, des villageoises Read by Jc Guan 1:20
42
Michel et Christine Read by Jc Guan 2:02
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Dévotion Read by Jc Guan 1:44
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Soir historique Read by Jc Guan 2:04
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Qu'est-ce pour nous, mon coeur, que les nappes de sang Read by Jc Guan 1:56
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Démocratie Read by Jc Guan 1:02
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