Mad Love

Who is Arthur Rimbaud from Mad Love and what is their importance?

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This is a nineteenth century French poet. His extended poem Une Saison en Enfer ("A Season in Hell") was very influential on surrealism. Breton mentions Rimbaud, along with Lautréamont, in Section 1, when he lists the ways in which poetry can alter consciousness.