Mallarmé: The poet and his circle

In this documented book, Lloyd views the letters Mallarmé sent and received as explorations and extensions of the prose and poetry he wrote for publication. She explores such themes as the interrelationships of letters and literature, the transformation of epistolary rethoric into poetic creativity, the evolution of Symbolism, and the nature of friendship. " The remarkable thing about this bbok is that Lloyd´s discussion of Mallarmé´s people offers us new ways of reading his poems, essays and letters at their most difficult and provocative." Malcolm Bowie