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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 what is a poet's life and what is a poet's function? In his poems and prose statements and by the example of his life, Mallarmé provided answers to these questions.

In Stéphane Mallarmé, Roger Pearson explores the relationship among Mallarmé's life, his philosophy, and his writing. To Mallarmé, being a poet consists of a continuous, lifelong investigation of language and its expressive potential. It represents, argues Pearson, a fundamental response to the metaphysical mystery of the human condition and the desire to make sense of it for others. A poet turns everyday banality into prospects of mystery; and a poet, in Mallarmé's conception, is able to bring all human beings together in heightened awareness and...

Request Code : ZLIBIO2740472
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Year:
2010
Publisher:
Reaktion Books Ltd
Language:
English
Pages:
(224 p.) : portraits
ISBN 10:
1861897278
ISBN 13:
9781861896599
ISBN:
9781861897275,9781604860894,1604860898,9781861896599,186189659X,1861897278
Series:
Critical lives

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