“A Sienne Mistique je dédie ce songe moderne”. Le Ressac di Camille Mallarmé

This article aims to analyse the novel Le Ressac (1912) by Camille Mallarme, focusing, at first, on the literary representation of Tuscany (especially, the Chianti countryside), and then paying attention to the role played by the artistic heritage of Florence and Siena. Moreover, we want to give a comprehensive biographical portrait of Camille Mallarme, in order to assess her primacy in the cultural exchanges between Italy and France.