← Stephane MallarmeL'apres-midi d'un fauneby Stephane MallarmePoem depicting a faun's erotic reverie in classical mythological settingFind on Amazon↗About the authorStephane MallarmeFrench symbolist poet whose Herodiade, L'apres-midi d'un faune, and Un Coup de Des pushed poetry toward pure form and musicality. His Tuesday salons were the center of Parisian intellectual life.More by Stephane MallarmePoesiesLyric poetry emphasizing form, refinement, and linguistic precision→Un Coup de Des Jamais N'abolira le HasardExperimental poem exploring chance, language, and typographical arrangement→IgiturFragmentary prose narrative exploring consciousness and absolute thought→