Translated, edited and with an Introduction by Wyatt Mason
âThe definitive translation for our time.â
âEdward Hirsch
From Danteâs Inferno to Sartreâs No Exit, writers have been fascinated by visions of damnation. Within that rich literature of suffering, Arthur Rimbaudâs A Season in Hellâwritten when the poet was nineteenâprovides an astonishing example of the grapple with self.
As a companion to Rimbaudâs journey, readers could have no better guide than Wyatt Mason. One of our most talented young translators and critics, Masonâs new version of A Season in Hell renders the music and mystery of Rimbaudâs tale of Hell on Earth with exceptional finesse and power.
This bilingual edition includes maps, a helpful chronology of Rimbaudâs life, and the unfinished suite of prose poems, Illuminations. With A Season in Hell, they cement Rimbaudâs reputation as one of the foremost, and most influential, writers in French literature.