Collected Works of Paul Valery, Volume 11: Occasions

Paul Valéry

Published by Princeton University Press 1970

Collected Works of Paul Valery, Volume 11

Occasions

Paul Valéry
Translated by: Jackson Mathews

Volume 716 in the series Princeton Legacy Library

In the series Bollingen Series (General)

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400872626

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This collection of Valéry'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 witty and appealing commencement address to the young ladies of a private school; memorial addresses honoring Emile Verhaeren and Henri Bremond; an article on the "Future of Literature," and an incisive piece on the eponymous heroine of Racine's Phèdre.

Because Valéry spoke on many current educational and social problems in France, Occasions will be of considerable interest to students of modern European history as well as to those concerned with French literature and drama.

Originally published in 1970.

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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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
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Inscriptions for the Palais de Chaillot Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vi
Introduction. Paul Valery: Sportsman and Barbarian Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Occasions I
Reception Address to die Frencli Academy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
In Honor of Émile Verhaeren Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
Reply to Marshal Pétain's Reception Address to die French Academy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Commencement Address to the Legion of Honor's School for Girls at Saint-Denis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
On Henri Bremond Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	94
Report on the Montyon Awards for Virtue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
Address to the Congress of Surgeons Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
Occasions II
The Future of Literature Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
The Centenary of Photography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	158
A Personal View of Science Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
My Theaters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	180
On Phèdre as a Woman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
At The Lamoureux Concert in 1893 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	196
On Suicide Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	202
Music Hall Poets Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	206
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