Collected works of paul valery, volume 11: occasions
Auteur :
Valéry, Paul
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691620855
Date de publication :
8 mars 2015
Dimensions :
20,3 x 12,7 cm
Poids :
277 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This collection of Valery's occasional pieces--speeches, interviews, articles--shows him very much as the public figure, the first in demand when an "occasion" needed a prominent person. Included are his speech before the French Academy on his reception into that body; his address welcoming Marshal Petain to membership in the French Academy; a witt