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This paper argues that La Dernière Mode: Gazette du monde et de la famille (1874), the ladies' fashion magazine written by Stéphane Mallarmé under female pseudonyms, represents an under-studied reflection of the author's experience within three intertwining circles: the aesthetic, the social, and the familial. It asserts that the periodical demonstrates Mallarmé's investment in the public social world, his 'family' of French writers and artists, and his domestic family life. These three spheres informed one another, producing an innovative modernist writing project in an unexpected format. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper looks at the connection between the self-reflexive poetry characteristic of the modernist period and the emergence of a new respect for animal alterity. In the poetry of Marianne Moore and Francis Ponge specifically, we witness a literary hunt whereby the poets pursue but ultimately fail to capture the representation of real animal experiences. The outcome, which suggests both humans' lack of dominance over other animals and the existence of an alternative, unspoken discourse of animals, points to a modern shift in sensibility towards a new understanding of animals' essential otherness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]