(Well..., I read this -- I'm sure it's important -- but I understood none of it. The one star is not for poor Mallarmé, but for this edition, which is pretty worthless.)I have the book in my hands - the goodreads photo is from some other (unconnected) book. This book is 34 pages in a large format, ...
[author: stephane mallarmé]'s poetry is often absolutely untranslatable [but listen to the music in a line such as "abolit le bibelot d'inanité sonore"], and his brilliant prose ain't easy either, but ripe with new directions and often still virgin soil. this editon tackles a good number with decen...