Macron rejects Rimbaud's entry into the Pantheon

Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) by Cayat in 1870. Conservation: Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France.

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Emmanuel Macron rejected the idea of ​​bringing Arthur Rimbaud to the Pantheon, respecting the opposition of the poet's family, despite a public petition to this effect, announced the head of state in a letter Thursday.

“I don't want to go against the wishes of the family of the deceased.

The remains of Arthur Rimbaud will not be moved ”from the family vault of Charleville-Mézières, writes the Head of State to the family lawyer in a letter dated Wednesday.

A petition in favor of the pantheonization of the poet, signed by ex-ministers of Culture and personalities, had received the support of the current minister Roselyne Bachelot.

Culture

Rimbaud's family opposes his entry into the Panthéon with Verlaine

• Emmanuel Macron

• Patrimony

• Culture

• Roselyne Bachelot