(Ebook) Mallarme on Fashion: A Translation of the Fashion Magazine La Derniere Mode, with Commentary by P. N. Furbank, A. M. Cain ISBN 9781417598083, 9781859737187, 9781859737231, 1417598085, 1859737188, 1859737234

(Ebook) Mallarme on Fashion: A Translation of the Fashion Magazine La Derniere Mode, with Commentary by P. N. Furbank, A. M. Cain ISBN 9781417598083, 9781859737187, 9781859737231, 1417598085, 1859737188, 1859737234

In 1874, St?phane Mallarm?, the great French poet, undertook a highly idiosyncratic project--the publication of a fashion magazine called La Derni?re Mode (The Latest Fashion)--that he almost single-handedly compiled. Using a variety of feminine and masculine pseudonyms to theorize about fashion and to advise on popular vacation destinations, home furnishings, and entertainment, Mallarm? created a spectacularly original work. The distinguishing feature of Mallarm?'s magazine is that it explores the nature of fashion from the inside. While it is a genuine fashion magazine, it also satirizes the entire genre. Various theories have been entertained about the work: it has been viewed as a prose poem, a hoax, and a cynical money-making venture. Furbank and Cain, however, argue that such guesses are hopelessly off the mark. Complete with the original artwork and a contextualizing introduction and commentary, this is the definitive translation of one of French literature's greatest enigmas.