Publication

2000-02-14 - University of California Press

Language

English

Word Count

82,000 words, Guess

Page Count

328 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100520218280
  • ISBN-139780520218284
  • Goodreads1379405
  • LibraryThing1725148
  • Open LibraryOL7710652M

First Sentence

The arts as a precious interior world, marked by a home whose brocaded wall coverings muffle the intrusions of an ever noisier, machine-driven, vulgar society; an enclave of beauty where a delicate, pale aristocrat nur the finer sensibilities through immersion in the higher realities found in exquisitely crafted books, art, and music; the more ornate the better, for every golden filigree and each glittering gem stops the mind's inner noise and provides a structure for contemplating the mysteries of cre

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Mallarmé's Children: Symbolism and the Renewal of ExperienceHardcoverUniversity of California Press2000-02-14

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