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Drunken Boat - College Paper

Drunken Boat

When considering the importance of literature from the 19th century based on its value as a precursor of 20th century values, Arthur Rimbaud's poem The stands out. His symbolist contemporaries all made significant contributions through their development of the symbol as a means to evoke particular emotions and their progression of language. Where Rimbaud stands out among his contemporaries is in his theme that permeates The , a theme that is as much a precursor of things to come as it is a bridge to 20th century ideals. The radical changes of the 20th century, the contradiction of forces, the deconstruction of language, the doubt permeating all aspects of life, are all hinted at in ...

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refer to some subjective consciousness or some objective, material world. The symbol is used as a point of convergence for these unspoken things and remains deliberately ambiguous but resonant. The images created through the poet's retelling of experiences use symbols to convey their emotions.
It is in the closing stanzas of Rimbaud's poem, however, that the utter hopelessness of 19th century life seems to overcome the poet, and his tone shifts from one of casual nostalgia to despair. Rimbaud's boat has seen many wonderful and exciting things, from "the low sun... Lighting with far flung violet arms," to "fantastic Floridas" (Rimbaud 1174). Nevertheless, accompanying the beauty of all that Rimbaud's boat has experienced are "tempests" and "spiral-flaming skies" (Rimbaud 1174). With all of the good things in life that he has seen and experienced, he has experienced his share of melancholy and despair. The boat in Rimbaud's The appears to have been on water for ages, and has ...

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Added: 6/5/2007 11:55:38 PM
Category: English
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 1216
Pages: 5

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