Une poésie en marge de l’Évangile : Arthur Rimbaud et le christianisme
Poetry on the sidelines of the Gospel: Arthur Rimbaud and Christianity

Summary/Abstract: Deeply fascinated by Greek mythology, by pagan African religions and by Eastern light, Rimbaud criticized Western Christians as well as Western modern myths of scientific progress and human brotherhood through his own « Alchemy of the Word ». He never reached, however, a complete detachment from the Christian perspective, which was always a main source of inspiration for his poetry. Through the analysis of his poems and letters, and considering the initiate trajectory of his own life, we invite readers to acknowledge the poet’s intention to renovate Western religion and his own body and soul, in search of Eden, employing both a destructive irony and a creative mysticism, depassing Eros in favor of agapè, Christian love, and finally experiencing a Trinitarian dynamics to lead a life according to theological virtues.

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