Mallarm and the Art of Being Difficult

by Malcolm Bowie

Book Overview

Mallarm is widely regarded as one of the most original and distinctively modern writers of the late nineteenth century. At the same time, his fame is accompanied by a certain notoriety, and his works are often thought of as unnecessarily complicated. In this study Malcolm Bowie shows that difficulty is of the essence in a number of Mallarm 's major works, notably 'Prose pour des Esseintes' and Un Coup de d s jamais n'abolira le hasard. He argues that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521055709
• ISBN13: 9780521055703
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"