Mallarme, Or, the Poet of Nothingness

by Jean-Paul Sartre

Book Overview

This is the first translation of a major text by Sartre on one of the greatest modern French poets, Stephane Mallarme, whom Sartre hailed as a "hero, prophet, wizard, and tragedian." Written in 1953,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271004983
• ISBN13: 9780271004983
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

the poetically ananlytical voice of nothingness

This book exceeds the linguistical capacity of appraisal. The intro- well constructed, cleanly written- has tranfixed an elusive Sartre that resides under the appearence of Sartre. The translation is utterly perfected to echo the nuances of Sartre's analytical style. Through Sartre's analysis, one becomes aware of the meaning of the poet. From the floating pen of Mallarme, to the analytical precision of Sartre, to the beautifly rendered translation of Sturm, including an introduction that surpasses the fragile, uninformative, existence of intro's, and stands alone as a well-composed critical essay, the english reader has been granted a gift. Without reading this, you're Sartrean perspective wobbles hopelessly on one leg. Highly recommended.