Stephane Mallarme
Stéphane Mallarmé Portrait of Mallarmé, by Nadar, 1896 Born (1842-03-18)18 March 1842 Paris Died 9 September 1898(1898-09-09) (aged 56) Valvins Occupation Poet Nationality French Literary movement Parnassian poets, Symbolist poets Stéphane Mallarmé (/mɑːlɑrˈmeɪ/; French: [stefan malaʁme]; 18 March 1842 – 9 September 1898), whose real name was Étienne Mallarmé, was a French 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 Cubism, Futurism, Dadaism, and Surrealism.