| Paul Valery: An Anthology Contributor(s): Valéry, Paul (Author), Lawler, James R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0691018146 ISBN-13: 9780691018140 Publisher: Princeton University Press OUR PRICE: $55.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1977 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | European - General |
| Dewey: 848.912 |
| LCCN: 76003026 |
| Series: Bollingen Series |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.13" W x 8.05" (0.92 lbs) 364 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: James R. Lawler's elegant introduction deals with Valéry's concerns and his influence, and also with critical interpretations of his work. The volume begins with The Evening with Monsieur Teste (1896), from the famous anti-novel Monsieur Teste, for whose translation Jackson Mathews received the National Book Award in 1974. It includes such notable essays as the Introduction to the Method of Leonardo da Vinci, The Crisis of Mind, and Poetry and Abstract Thought. The importance of Valéry's prose poetry has only recently been recognized, and a selection is presented here. There are also ten of his best-known poems in verse, among them La Jeune Parque and Le Cimetiere Marin, with the French texts facing the English translations by David Paul. The anthology closes with two dialogues, one dating from the twenties, the other from 1943; which demonstrate the play of ideas--the intellectual vigor and grace--that are characteristic of Valéry's work as a whole. |