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“JE NE M’OCCUPE PLUS DE ÇA” [I AM NOT CONCERNED WITH THAT ANYMORE]: THE POETIC SILENCE OF ARTHUR RIMBAUD

Whiting, George H., Jr.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1177308010

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2007, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, French.
Entering young adulthood, the 19th century French poet Arthur Rimbaud permanently abandoned his literary gifts. He never explained why. His enigma is heightened by its polarities: the preeminent poet in zealous pursuit of his art transformed into a man of science and industry, limiting his written expression to flat and stunted phrases. The thesis aimed to explain this phenomenon. The study relied heavily on biographical material and used Rimbaud’s literary works primarily in their autobiographical capacity. Abraham H. Maslow’s classifications of human motivation provided the appropriate psychological context, functioning as touchstones throughout the thesis. Analysis determined that Rimbaud’s psyche gave priority to achieving self-transcendence and poetry needed to function within the path chosen to satisfy this need. His final philosophy of materialism and objectivism proved unforgiving to the subjective ambiguities of art. In addition, he angrily blamed the artistic mindset for years of substance abuse and public scandal.
Robert Berg (Advisor)
187 p.
Rimbaud; Maslow; Verlaine; self-transcendence; seer; voyant; Une Saison en enfer; A Season in Hell; absinthe; hashish; Baudelaire; Les Paradises Artificiels; Artificial Paradises; Enid Starkey; Paterne Berrichon; Isabelle Rimbaud; Ernest Delahaye

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  • Whiting, Jr., G. H. (2007). “JE NE M’OCCUPE PLUS DE ÇA” [I AM NOT CONCERNED WITH THAT ANYMORE]: THE POETIC SILENCE OF ARTHUR RIMBAUD [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1177308010

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Whiting, Jr., George. “JE NE M’OCCUPE PLUS DE ÇA” [I AM NOT CONCERNED WITH THAT ANYMORE]: THE POETIC SILENCE OF ARTHUR RIMBAUD. 2007. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1177308010.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Whiting, Jr., George. "“JE NE M’OCCUPE PLUS DE ÇA” [I AM NOT CONCERNED WITH THAT ANYMORE]: THE POETIC SILENCE OF ARTHUR RIMBAUD." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1177308010

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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