A Throw of the Dice: The Life of Stephane Mallarme

389 pp. "One of the most influential French poets of the last hundred years, Mallarme is known as the Father of Symbolism and defender of the Impressionists. The first biography of this seminal figure in Modernism in 50 years draws on unpublished correspondence and new documentation to humanize this elusive figure." Includes black and white photographs.