Collected Works of Paul Valery, Volume 15: Moi

A selection of writings that portray the inner life of the artist. Included are several short autobiographical pieces in which Valéry talks about his early childhood, his adolescence, his military experience, his travels, his poetry, and his acquaintances. The volume contains selections from the Valéry-Gide and Valéry-Fourment correspondence and two additional pieces, "The Avenues of the Mind," a magazine interview with Valéry printed in 1927, and Pierre Feline's "Memories of Paul Valéry."

Originally published in 1975.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Collected Works of Paul Valery, Volume 15: Moi

A selection of writings that portray the inner life of the artist. Included are several short autobiographical pieces in which Valéry talks about his early childhood, his adolescence, his military experience, his travels, his poetry, and his acquaintances. The volume contains selections from the Valéry-Gide and Valéry-Fourment correspondence and two additional pieces, "The Avenues of the Mind," a magazine interview with Valéry printed in 1927, and Pierre Feline's "Memories of Paul Valéry."

Originally published in 1975.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Collected Works of Paul Valery, Volume 15: Moi

Collected Works of Paul Valery, Volume 15: Moi

Collected Works of Paul Valery, Volume 15: Moi

Collected Works of Paul Valery, Volume 15: Moi

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A selection of writings that portray the inner life of the artist. Included are several short autobiographical pieces in which Valéry talks about his early childhood, his adolescence, his military experience, his travels, his poetry, and his acquaintances. The volume contains selections from the Valéry-Gide and Valéry-Fourment correspondence and two additional pieces, "The Avenues of the Mind," a magazine interview with Valéry printed in 1927, and Pierre Feline's "Memories of Paul Valéry."

Originally published in 1975.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780691644776
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 04/19/2016
Series: Collected Works of Paul Valery , #1698
Pages: 436
Product dimensions: 5.20(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

  • Frontmatter, pg. i
  • Contents, pg. v
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT, pg. vii
  • Autobiography, pg. 1
  • Moi, pg. 12
  • Three Wakings, pg. 15
  • Impressions and Recollections, pg. 36
  • My Early Days in England, pg. 41
  • A Timely Recollection, pg. 55
  • Valéry-Fourment Correspondence, a selection, pg. 60
  • Valéry-Gide Correspondence, a selection, pg. 108
  • Iii Marcel Prévosts's Time, pg. 265
  • Graduation Ceremonies at the Collège de Sète July 15, 1935, pg. 274
  • Remarks about Myself, pg. 289
  • My Work and I, pg. 335
  • The Avenues of the Mind, pg. 343
  • Reply, pg. 349
  • Memories of Paul Valéry, by Pierre Féline, pg. 354
  • NOTES, pg. 391
  • INDEX, pg. 409



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