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Stéphane Mallarmé

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Also known as Stephane Mallarme, Steph. Mallarme, Etienne Mallarmé, Etienne Mallarme, Mallarmé

French Symbolist poet (1842–1898)

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Stéphane Mallarmé was a French poet from the late 1800s who became a leading figure in the Symbolist movement, a literary style that used suggestive imagery and abstract ideas rather than direct statements. He matters because his innovative approach to poetry—emphasizing mystery, musicality, and the spaces between words—profoundly influenced modern literature and artistic thinking.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Stéphane
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Paris
Place of death
Vulaines-sur-Seine
Occupation
illustrator
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Image
Mallarmé Nadar.jpg
Work location
Paris
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name in native language
Stéphane Mallarmé
Commons category
Stéphane Mallarmé
date of birth
1842-03-18
date of death
1898-09-09
topic's main category
Category:Stéphane Mallarmé
Commons gallery
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Commons Creator page
Stéphane Mallarmé
ethnic group
French
has works in the collection
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
writing language
French
birth name
Étienne Mallarmé
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Stéphane Mallarmé, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Étienne Mallarmé ( UK: /ˈmælɑːrmeɪ/ MAL-ar-may, US: /ˌmælɑːrˈmeɪ/ mal-ar-MAY; 18 March 1842 – 9 September 1898), known professionally as Stéphane Mallarmé (French: [stefan malaʁme] ), was a French poet and critic. He was a major French Symbolist poet, and his work anticipated and inspired several revolutionary artistic schools of the early 20th century, such as Cubism, Futurism, Dadaism, and Surrealism.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stéphane Mallarmé” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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