Upon his death in 1898, French Symbolist poet Stephane <strong>Mallarme</strong> left a body of published work which, though modest, was to have great influence... » 

Upon his death in 1898, French Symbolist poet Stephane Mallarme left a body of published work which, though modest, was to have great influence on subsequent poetry and aesthetic theory. This literary biography of the poet and his period offers an exploration of the mind and letters of the writer. «