Illuminations
Arthur Rimbaud
Read by Jc Guan
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) (1 hr 25 min)
Chapters
| Les Illuminations - Notice de Paul Verlaine | 2:55 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Après le Déluge | 2:43 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Barbare | 1:39 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Mystique | 1:16 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Aube | 1:38 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Fleurs | 1:08 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Being Beauteous | 1:24 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Antique | 1:00 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Royauté | 0:58 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Enfance | 5:41 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Vies | 3:13 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Ornières | 1:17 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Marine | 1:12 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Mouvement | 1:42 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Villes | 2:52 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Villes | 3:18 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Métropolitain | 2:15 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Promontoire | 1:45 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Scènes | 1:28 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Parade | 2:17 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Ville | 1:34 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Départ | 0:39 | Read by Jc Guan |
| A une raison | 0:55 | Read by Jc Guan |
| H | 0:59 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Angoisse | 1:21 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Bottom | 1:08 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Veillées | 1:46 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Nocturne vulgaire | 1:39 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Matinée d'ivresse | 2:05 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Phrases | 2:23 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Conte | 2:22 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Honte | 1:09 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Vagabonds | 1:38 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Nous somes tes grands-parents | 2:57 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Chanson de la plus haute tour | 1:23 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Ouvriers | 2:44 | Read by Jc Guan |
| O saisons! ô châteaux! | 0:56 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Bruxelles | 1:52 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Age d'or | 1:28 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Eternité | 1:06 | Read by Jc Guan |
| La rivière de cassis roule ignorée | 1:13 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Loin des oiseaux, des troupeaux, des villageoises | 1:20 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Michel et Christine | 2:02 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Dévotion | 1:44 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Soir historique | 2:04 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Qu'est-ce pour nous, mon coeur, que les nappes de sang | 1:56 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Démocratie | 1:02 | Read by Jc Guan |
Reviews
Lecture saccadée
A LibriVox Listener
La voix n'est pas très agréable, et le fait d'avoir découpé chaque partie et de répéter le nom des parties etc et assez dérangeant... du coup j'ai arrêté l'écoute. Dommage !
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Cédric
Je réécoute sans cesse cette oeuvre incroyable. la lectrice m'hypnotise chaque jour, je réécoute et m'enivre. bravo J.C
Would be better if it is available in PDF format
kabiwje
I have been listening the libre vox recording but couldn't meet the requirements regarding voice and feelings of the content. Improvements are required.
Illuminations
BenjaminS.T.
You know, I don't understand much French but I have the impression that Illuminations is at least worth four stars.
@Kabijwe - text
librivoxbooks
The source text is here: http://athena.unige.ch/athena/rimbaud/rimbaud-les-illuminations.html It's not PDF, but it's something. :)