A Throw of the Dice: The Life of Stephane Mallarme
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Stephane Mallarme is one of the most influential French poets of the last hundred years. Father of Symbolism, friend of Manet and defender of the Impressionists, supporter of Zola and Rodin, he was at the very center of French creative life at the high point of late-nineteenth-century culture. His emphasis on the limitations of human consciousness and the reflexive nature of expression mark him as a seminal figure in Modernism. As George Steiner has said, Mallarme, along with Joyce, Kafka, Beckett, and Borges, is one of the master-builders of modern literature. Gordon Millan's excellent biography, the first of Mallarme in fifty years, draws on unpublished correspondence and on new documentation, humanizing this elusive figure and bringing to life an intellectual adventure of rare intensity. In the process, Mallarme's poetry is brought into a new and sharper focus.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0374277079
ISBN13:9780374277079
Release Date:January 1994
Publisher:Farrar Straus Giroux
Length:389 Pages
Weight:1.58 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.4" x 9.5"
Customer Reviews
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An excellent introduction to Mallarme's life
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Quite an enjoyable read, Millan's book also presents us with a neutral account of his subject's life, which makes this biography all the more interesting and stimulating. Although some may feel a few things are missing, such as details into Herodiade and parts of Mallarme's literary theory, or more examples of Mallarme's interactions with other major writers of his century apart from his closest friends, this biography deserves the attention of anyone considering taking focused interest in Mallarme, or XIXth century French poetry in general.
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