The Number and the Siren: A Decipherment of Mallarme's Coup De Des
What to say about this book? But then, what was there or is there still to say about Mallarme's Coup de des? Such a famously undecipherable book is here deciphered by a philosopher who writes on finitude, contingency, and chance and the throw of the dice is surely also about chance, so the fit is fine. You may or may not be convinced of the secret code Quentin Meillassoux claims to have discovered in the poem, but be assured that this is a brave new interpretation of that throw and that chance. Mary Ann Caws Distinguished Professor of English, French, and Comparative Literature Graduate Center, City University of New York --Mary Ann Caws, Distinguished Professor of English, French, and Comparative Literature Graduate Center, City University of New York