Atypical of this poet's work were the dozen sonnets addressed to his mistress, Mery Laurent, and the late work "A Throw of Dice Will Never Abolish the Hazard".
Atypical of this poet's work were the dozen sonnets addressed to his mistress, Mery Laurent, and the late work "A Throw of Dice Will Never Abolish the Hazard". Throughout most of his life he dedicated himself to completing what he called the "Great Work", or "The Book", in which he sought to depict the theme of escape from reality that obsessed him, memorably described in the dramatic poem "Herodias". FTP, who was this leading Symbolist known for "The Swan" and "The Afternoon of a Faun"?
Atypical of this poet's work were the dozen sonnets addressed to his mistress, Mery Laurent, and the late work "A Throw of Dice Will Never Abolish the Hazard".
Stephane Mallarme