{"product_id":"9781861896599","title":"Stephane Mallarme","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ea poet’s function? In his poems and prose statements and by the example of his life, Mallarmé provided answers to these questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e            In \u003ci\u003eStéphane Mallarmé\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 understanding of the “magnificent act of living.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis concise and engaging biography tells the story of a fascinating and utterly unique voice in French poetry, one that was often overshadowed by other Symbolist writers. It is an essential read for students of literature and nineteenth-century France\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057496178928,"sku":"9781861896599","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781861896599_p0.jpg?v=1763601049","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781861896599","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}