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Stéphane Mallarmé
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French Symbolist poet (1842–1898)
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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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- name in native language
- Stéphane Mallarmé
- Commons category
- Stéphane Mallarmé
- date of birth
- 1842-03-18
- date of death
- 1898-09-09
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- Category:Stéphane Mallarmé
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- Stéphane Mallarmé
- ethnic group
- French
- student
- Charles Seignobos
- 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
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