The poetic act consists in suddenly seeing that an idea splits into a number of motives of equal value and in grouping them; they rhyme. - Stéphane Mallarmé
" "The poetic act consists in suddenly seeing that an idea splits into a number of motives of equal value and in grouping them; they rhyme.
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About Stéphane Mallarmé
Stéphane Mallarmé (March 18 1842 – September 9 1898), born Étienne Mallarmé, was a 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 Dadaism, Surrealism, and Futurism.
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Stephane Mallarme
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Steph. Mallarme
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Etienne Mallarmé
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Etienne Mallarme
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Mallarmé
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Étienne Mallarmé
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