Stéphane Mallarmé, Un Coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard [A Throw of the Dice Never will Abolish Chance]

Katherine Shingler (University of Nottingham)

Ed. by Tim Unwin, University of Bristol
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.05: French Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth-Century , 1800-1900.
Vol. editors: David Elwyn Evans (University of St Andrews), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Elisabeth Gerwin (University of Lethbridge), Nigel Harkness (University of Newcastle upon Tyne), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield), Jennifer Yee (University of Oxford)

Dates

First circulation or publication May 1897

Places

France (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Poetry (any)

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Citation: Shingler, Katherine. "Un Coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 24 January 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=11327, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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