Böcker av Paul Valery

La Jeune Parque, (French: ?The Young Fate?) poem by Paul Val?ry, published in 1917. An enigmatic work noted for both its difficulty and its formal beauty, it presents in 500 lines the musings of Clotho, the youngest of the three Fates, as she stands at the seashore just before dawn. She stands uncertain whether to remain a serene immortal or to choose the pains and pleasures of human life.This book is translated by Dr. Yadolah Royai one of the best Iranian poets to Persian language.

Recueil de textes de Paul Valéry édité en 1931 puis mis à jour en 1945.Les textes de Paul Valéry restent d'une actualité impressionnante, parfois à la limite de la prophétie.Le format choisi permet de profiter pleinement des pensées de cet auteur, académicien français, indispensable.

Trois essais de Paul Valéry sont ici réunis pour offrir au lecteur une plongée dans les réflexions de l'auteur sur l'Esprit et l'Intelligence.

"First paperback printing, 1985"--Title page verso.

Cahiers / Notebooks 5

It begins with the poetry (French and English en face), including such masterpieces as "Le Cimetiere Marin" and portions of "La Jeune Parque"; then ranges through Valéry's work in fields as various as architecture, logic, the dance, literature, philosophy, and painting. It concludes with excerpts from his creative writings such as Monsieur Teste and the drama Mon Faust.The list of translators for this volume is distinguished. Among them are Lionel Abel, Léonie Adams, Malcolm Cowly, James Kirkup, C. Day Lewis, Jackson Mathews, Louise Varese, and Vernon Watkins.

Paul Valery (1871-1945) was a poet and essayist, and along with Verlaine and Mallarme is regarded as one of the most important Symbolist writers, and an influence on poets from Eliot to Ashbery. His first book of poetry, published when he was 45, was his masterpiece La Jeune Parque.