Literature

An Anthology: The Collected Works of Paul Val茅ry, Volume 16

    Introduction by
  • James R. Lawler

A compelling selection of Val茅ry鈥檚 poetry and prose

Paperback

Price:
$35.00/拢30.00
ISBN:
Published:
Sep 1, 2026
1977
Pages:
384
Size:
5.5 x 8.5 in.

Drawn from the authoritative Collected Works of Paul Val茅ry, this anthology offers an introduction to the diverse genius of this important poet and essayist. The volume features 鈥淭he Evening with Monsieur Teste鈥 (1896), from Jackson Mathews鈥檚 National Book Award鈥搘inning translation of the novel Monsieur Teste. It includes such notable essays as the 鈥淚ntroduction to the Method of Leonardo da Vinci,鈥 鈥淭he Crisis of Mind,鈥 and 鈥淧oetry and Abstract Thought鈥; some of Val茅ry鈥檚 best poems; prose poems; and two dialogues.

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.