Later Life and Legacy
After returning to his family farm in 1873, Rimbaud published "Une Saison en Enfer," a groundbreaking collection of prose poems, before dramatically ending his poetic career. His subsequent life was marked by extensive travels across Europe from 1874 to 1878, followed by a period in the Middle East from 1880, where he worked as a coffee trader until 1885.
Quote: "Arthur Rimbaud est un poète français précoce qui a contribué à révolutionner la poésie avant de l'abandonner à ses 20 ans."
Highlight: His life took a dramatic turn with arms trafficking activities from 1885 to 1888.
The poet's adventurous life came to an early end when he died in Marseille on November 10, 1891, due to a knee tumor. His legacy remains that of a revolutionary poet who, driven by passion and a thirst for intense sensations, transformed French poetry before abandoning it to pursue a life of adventure.