Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud, short as Arthur Rimbaud was born on October 20, 1854 in Charleville, France. His parents were Frederic Rimbaud and Marie Catherine Vitale Cuif (NNDB). His father was an irresponsible army captain who spent only a little time with his family and then left the family when Rimbaud was six (Encyclopedia Britannica). His mother, though under the hardships of life, raised up her children and made them become pious and well-mannered (Encyclopedia Britannica). Before Rimbaud