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[http://www.studiocleo.com/librarie/mallarme/mallarme.html Stéphane Mallarmé] (stāfän' mälärmā'), was born Etienne Mallarmé on March 18, 1842 in Paris, France. Although he was expected to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather and join the French civil service, he chose to focus on writing poetry instead. His first attempts at writing were done under the influence of [http://www.victorhugo.gg/ Victor Hugo]; however, it was not until he came across [http:// | [http://www.studiocleo.com/librarie/mallarme/mallarme.html Stéphane Mallarmé] (stāfän' mälärmā'), was born Etienne Mallarmé on March 18, 1842 in Paris, France. Although he was expected to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather and join the French civil service, he chose to focus on writing poetry instead. His first attempts at writing were done under the influence of [http://www.victorhugo.gg/ Victor Hugo]; however, it was not until he came across [http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761571267/Baudelaire.html Charles Baudelaire’s] influential piece [http://fleursdumal.org/toc_1857.php''The Flowers of Evil''] at the age of nineteen that he wrote the Briese Marine, starting with the much quoted line "Le chair est triste, hélas! et j'ai lu tous les livres". His poetry began to appear in magazines shortly after its completion. Soon after, Stepahane left school to visit England, which is also where he met his future wife, Marie Gerhard. Mallarme then went on to teach English from 1864 in Tournon, Besancon, Avignon, and Paris until his retirement in 1893. | ||
Mallarmé was widely known for being the leader of the Symbolist movement with [http://www.littlebluelight.com/lblphp/intro.php?ikey=29 Paul Verlaine]; He was also known for being the center of a group of French writers in Paris along with the likes of [http://nobelprize.org/literature/laureates/1947/gide-bio.html Gide], [http://www.kalin.lm.com/valery.html Valery], and [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/kolbp/proust.html Proust]. In fact, Mallarmé’s idea on poetry and art were considered difficult and obscure; furthermore, he challenged his readers by seeking out the long-forgotten meanings of common words and used these instead of standard convention. According to Mallarmé’s theories, “Nothing lies beyond reality, but within this nothingness lies the essence of perfect forms. It is the task of the poet to reveal and crystallize these essences,” and that “You don’t make a poem with ideas, but with words” (kirjasto). Naturally this roused a hostility that followed him throughout his poetic career. Even though he faced many obstacles, Mallarmé still managed to publish numerous pieces including [http://www.studiocleo.com/librarie/mallarme/mallarme.html''The Afternoon of a Faun''], [http://www.geocities.com/rrobbins.geo/mallarme.htm''The Clown Chastised''], and [http://www.geocities.com/rrobbins.geo/mallarme.htm''The Virginal Vibrant and Beautiful Dawn'']. | Mallarmé was widely known for being the leader of the Symbolist movement with [http://www.littlebluelight.com/lblphp/intro.php?ikey=29 Paul Verlaine]; He was also known for being the center of a group of French writers in Paris along with the likes of [http://nobelprize.org/literature/laureates/1947/gide-bio.html Gide], [http://www.kalin.lm.com/valery.html Valery], and [http://www.library.uiuc.edu/kolbp/proust.html Proust]. In fact, Mallarmé’s idea on poetry and art were considered difficult and obscure; furthermore, he challenged his readers by seeking out the long-forgotten meanings of common words and used these instead of standard convention. According to Mallarmé’s theories, “Nothing lies beyond reality, but within this nothingness lies the essence of perfect forms. It is the task of the poet to reveal and crystallize these essences,” and that “You don’t make a poem with ideas, but with words” (kirjasto). Naturally this roused a hostility that followed him throughout his poetic career. Even though he faced many obstacles, Mallarmé still managed to publish numerous pieces including [http://www.studiocleo.com/librarie/mallarme/mallarme.html''The Afternoon of a Faun''], [http://www.geocities.com/rrobbins.geo/mallarme.htm''The Clown Chastised''], and [http://www.geocities.com/rrobbins.geo/mallarme.htm''The Virginal Vibrant and Beautiful Dawn'']. | ||