Illuminations
Read by J. C. 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)
Chapters
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| Les Illuminations - Notice de Paul Verlaine | 2:55 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Après le Déluge | 2:43 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Barbare | 1:39 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Mystique | 1:16 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Aube | 1:38 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Fleurs | 1:08 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Being Beauteous | 1:24 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Antique | 1:00 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Royauté | 0:58 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Enfance | 5:41 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Vies | 3:13 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Ornières | 1:17 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Marine | 1:12 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Mouvement | 1:42 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Villes | 2:52 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Villes | 3:18 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Métropolitain | 2:15 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Promontoire | 1:45 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Scènes | 1:28 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Parade | 2:17 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Ville | 1:34 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Départ | 0:39 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| A une raison | 0:55 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| H | 0:59 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Angoisse | 1:21 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Bottom | 1:08 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Veillées | 1:46 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Nocturne vulgaire | 1:39 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Matinée d'ivresse | 2:05 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Phrases | 2:23 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Conte | 2:22 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Honte | 1:09 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Vagabonds | 1:38 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Nous somes tes grands-parents | 2:57 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Chanson de la plus haute tour | 1:23 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Ouvriers | 2:44 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| O saisons! ô châteaux! | 0:56 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Bruxelles | 1:52 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Age d'or | 1:28 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Eternité | 1:06 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| La rivière de cassis roule ignorée | 1:13 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Loin des oiseaux, des troupeaux, des villageoises | 1:20 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Michel et Christine | 2:02 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Dévotion | 1:44 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Soir historique | 2:04 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Qu'est-ce pour nous, mon coeur, que les nappes de sang | 1:56 | Read by J. C. Guan | |
| Démocratie | 1:02 | Read by J. C. 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 !
Illuminations
BenjaminS.T.
You know, I don't understand much French but I have the impression that Illuminations is at least worth four stars.
illuminé
Cédric
Je réécoute sans cesse cette oeuvre incroyable. la lectrice m'hypnotise chaque jour, je réécoute et m'enivre. bravo J.C
angeline
il’ donne des frissons je ,l’adore
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.