The work of the poet and philosopher Archibald LampmanThe poet and philosopher Archibald Lampman (1861-1899) did not lead his own life, but an existence imposed by his peers and by a callous mind and cold society. Dying well before his time, Lampman led a life of misery. He was supported only by a few close friends and his immortal poetry. This essay is structured around one of his works in particular, but it seems necessary to me to discuss the conditions in which he lived in order to fully understand what he was trying to express and/or symbolize. Lampman really hated his everyday life, he only lived for his friends and his works. Trapped in a city he had no love for, he often reflected his hatred in his many works set in cities. A lover of nature, Lampman's poems often immediately took on a tone of life, cheerfulness and a feeling of pleasure and warmth; the others formed an image of death, hell and hatred, all linked by the only ever-present problem, Man. Along with a few close friends like Duncan Campell Scott and others who were poetically inclined, Lampman formed a band throughout the collage. who met frequently to write and discuss. Close friends like this influenced him to write such popular plays as "Chaleur" and "Un sunset aux Eboulements" and yet, in his darkest moments, we find the main subject of this essay "The City of the End of Things.” Like most great poets, Lampman's moods and feelings had a direct effect on the nature and subject matter of his poetry. Lampman's main poetry was composed after great joy in his life or great sadness. Unfortunately, Archibald was not a wealthy man and did not lead a happy life, and most of his poetry reflects this. “The Ending City” was written at a time of great sadness and hatred for the world. Published a year after his death, many people do not realize the direct connection to themselves in the poem. Lampman's poetry was divided into two moods, sadness and joy, each primarily related to nature or cities. Let's discuss the tools used in "The City of Ending Things." Dubbed “the apocalyptic city” by many experts, these mutations of the apocalyptic city show how Lampman's visions changed with his moods. He was passionately committed to social change, but in the extreme he identified redemption with paralyzed oblivion (NG Guthrie). The infernal features of the City are so many inversions of the values ​​that Lampmans saw in the natural landscape. Its roaring furnaces, its “incessant round"