L'après-midi d'un faune (poem)

1876 poem by Stéphane Mallarmé

"L'après-midi d'un faune" ("The Afternoon of a Faun") is a poem by the French author Stéphane Mallarmé. It describes the sensual experiences of a faun who has just woken up from his afternoon sleep and discusses his encounters with several nymphs during the morning in a dreamlike monologue. It is Mallarmé's best-known work and a landmark in the history of Symbolism in French literature.

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