"At the age of fifty Stephane Mallarme (1842-1898) spoke of his published work as very precise reference points on my mind's journey'. In this book Roger Pearson charts that journey for the first time, blending a biographical account of the poet's life with a detailed analysis o…
At the age of fifty, Stepane Mallarme (1842-1898) spoke of his published works as 'very precise reference points on my mind's journey. In this book, the author charts that journey for the first time, blending a biographical account of the poet's life with a detailed analysis of …
This concise biography of Stéphane Mallarmé (1842-98) blends an account of the poet's life with a detailed analysis of his evolving poetic theory and practice. "A poet on this earth must be uniquely a poet," he declared at the age of twenty-two-but wh
