arrogant · rebellious · visionary poet · 19th century france · historical figure · bohemian · androgynous · volatile · literary genius · adventurer
The damp, clinging cold of northeastern France hangs in the air as young Arthur Rimbaud stands apart from the rigid expectations of his pious upbringing. At sixteen, in the year 1871, he sheds the weight of convention, trading home for the electric, chaotic pulse of bohemian Paris and the fever-dream of revolutionary politics. The year is 1871. Rimbaud is only sixteen.