Mallarme and the Politics of Literature

Recounts the radical readings of Mallarmé’s seminal poems by some of France’s most important 20th century thinkers Why is Stéphane Mallarmé, one of modernity’s most ingenious yet obscure poets, so important to French philosophers? With in-depth studies of Jean-Paul Sartre, Julia Kristeva, Alain Badiou and Jacques Rancière, along with shorter analyses of Jean-Claude Milner and Quentin Meillassoux, Boncardo situates Mallarmé within these thinkers' philosophical and political projects. Key Features