The collected works of Paul Valéry, edited by Jackson Mathews. Vol. 7.
Contents:
Introduction / by T.S. Eliot -- Preamble -- Concerning Adonis -- Funeral oration for a fable -- A foreword -- Poetry and abstract thought -- Problems of poetry -- Memoirs of a poem -- The prince and La jeune parque -- Concerning Le cimetière marin -- Commentaries of Charmes -- On speaking verse -- Letter to Madame C. -- The poet's rights over language -- A poet's notebook -- Pure poetry -- Contemporary poetry -- Remarks on poetry -- The necessity of poetry -- Notes on tragedy and a tragedy -- The poetry of La Fontaine -- Victor Hugo, creator through form -- Victor Hugo's finest stanza -- Fountains of memory -- A solemn address -- An after-dinner speech -- Spiritual canticles -- Variations on the Ecloques -- Appendix: On literary technique.
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