I'm certain the book's excellent, but what has it to do with the poems?
I really like Bonnefoy's shortish early book Rimbaud, which begins: "In
order to understand Rimbaud, we must first read Rimbaud." Or something
like that. It instantly liberates him from bothering with a lot of
secondary material. There's biographical discussion and speculation,
although I think he uses only contemporary sources, but his focus is
always unwaveringly directed towards the poems. The discussions are
fascinating - great chapters especially on A Season in Hell and
Illuminations.
AC
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