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History and Politics: The Collected Works of Paul Val茅ry, Volume 10

    Translated by
  • Jackson Mathews
    Preface by
  • Fran莽ois Val茅ry
    Introduction by
  • Salvador de Madariaga

A collection of Val茅ry writings on politics and international affairs

Hardcover

Price:
$125.00/拢105.00
ISBN:
Published:
Sep 1, 2026
Copyright:
1962
Pages:
688
Size:
5.5 x 8.5 in.

Paul Val茅ry was deeply interested in politics and actively involved in international affairs as a spokesperson for the League of Nations and as France鈥檚 representative to two of the League鈥檚 bodies鈥攖he Committee on Intellectual Co-operation and the Permanent Committee on Arts and Letters. This volume presents some sixty of Val茅ry鈥檚 essays, addresses, and other writings鈥攕panning from 1895 to 1945鈥攊n which he describes his political ideas and concerns.

The Collected Works of Paul Val茅ry, the first collected edition of the writer in English, features new translations, the original French on facing pages for poetic works, and editorial notes.