{"product_id":"stphane-mallarm-roger-pearson-9781861896599","title":"Stéphane Mallarmé","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis concise biography of St phane Mallarm  (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, Mallarm  provided answers to these questions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSt phane Mallarm \u003c\/i\u003e, Roger Pearson explores the relationship among Mallarm 's life, his philosophy, and his writing. To Mallarm , 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 Mallarm '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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger Pearson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 186189659X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861896599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2010","brand":"Roger Pearson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939041902847,"sku":"9781861896599","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_68a78f82-fd92-4040-ac2b-75242565e397.jpg?v=1681439151","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stphane-mallarm-roger-pearson-9781861896599","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}