An Anthology By Paul Valery. Translated by James R. Lawler

An Anthology

Paul Valery
Princeton University Press, 1977 - Literary Collections - 380 pages
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James R. Lawler's elegant introduction deals with Valery'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 Valery'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 Valery's work as a whole."
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Title	An Anthology Volume 45 of Bollingen series
Author	Paul Valery
Editors	James R. Lawler, Jackson Mathews
Contributor	James R. Lawler
Publisher	Princeton University Press, 1977
ISBN	0691018146, 9780691018140
Length	380 pages 劃一題名 Works. Selections. English. 1977 書名 Paul Valéry, an anthology : selected, with an introd., by James R. Lawler from The collected works of Paul Valéry, edited by Jackson Mathews 主要作者 Valéry, Paul, 1871-1945        顯示相似館藏 Imprint Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1977   館藏地 索書號 條碼 狀態 說明  總圖2F人社資料區  PQ2643.A26 A23  [鄰近架位館藏]  1229149  可流通 稽核項 xxiii, 355 pages ; 21 cm 叢書名 Bollingen series ; 45-A 劃一叢書名 Bollingen series ; 45-A        顯示相似館藏 內容類型 text 媒體類型 unmediated 載體類型 volume 附註 Includes bibliographical references 內容 From Monsieur Teste -- Various essays -- From Poems in the rough -- From Poems -- Two dialogues 主題 Valéry, Paul, 1871-1945 -- Translations into English Valéry, Paul, 1871-1945. (OCoLC)fst00048705 Translations. (OCoLC)fst01423791