Starting with a mapping of experiences of pleasure in Arthur Rimbaud’s 1870 poems, this essay ponders the question of how and to what extent, every enjoyment can imply ambiguous forms of emancipation, especially in times of budding revolution. By way of illustration and conclusion, this essay juxtaposes three figures : Toussaint Louverture, the leader of the insurgent slaves of the Saint Domingue Revolution, Ogoun, the Voodoo god of the forge, and Rimbaud’s poem The Blacksmith.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
ISBN:978-2-406-11265-5
EAN:9782406112655
ISSN: 2262-2268
DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-11265-5.p.0107
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 12-28-2020
Periodicity: Annual
Language: French
Keyword: Rimbaud, pleasure, emancipation and revolution, Aimé Césaire, Edouard Glissant, Haiti, Toussaint Louverture, “The Blacksmith”