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... Mallarmé's poems into English free verse . This project , launched in the early twenties , he had nearly rounded off in 1933 , when a bag that contained his manuscript was stolen at a railway - station . Un- deterred , with the help of ...
... Mallarmé's poems into English free verse . This project , launched in the early twenties , he had nearly rounded off in 1933 , when a bag that contained his manuscript was stolen at a railway - station . Un- deterred , with the help of ...
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... Mallarmé reverenced the word ; its magic , he believed , should be allowed to overrule the poet's personal ... Mallarmé's verses . But could he transfer it ? That was immensely difficult ; and one cannot pre- tend that he succeeded ...
... Mallarmé reverenced the word ; its magic , he believed , should be allowed to overrule the poet's personal ... Mallarmé's verses . But could he transfer it ? That was immensely difficult ; and one cannot pre- tend that he succeeded ...
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... Mallarmé , Mme Stéphane , 60 Manet , Edouard , 73 Marlowe , Christopher , 67 Marsh , Sir Edward , 17 , 88 , 112 Mary ... Mallarmé , Geneviève ( SM's daughter ) , 60 Nicholson , Ben , 83-4 Mallarmé , Stéphane , 60-62 Nicholson ...
... Mallarmé , Mme Stéphane , 60 Manet , Edouard , 73 Marlowe , Christopher , 67 Marsh , Sir Edward , 17 , 88 , 112 Mary ... Mallarmé , Geneviève ( SM's daughter ) , 60 Nicholson , Ben , 83-4 Mallarmé , Stéphane , 60-62 Nicholson ...
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PROLOGUE I | 1 |
The Desire to Please | 25 |
The Disinterested Gift | 47 |
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