A collection of Valéry's occasional writings <p/>This selection of Paul Valéry's occasional pieces--speeches, interviews, and articles--reveals his life as a public figure in constant demand. Included are his speech upon his reception to the French Academy; his address welcoming Marshal Pétain into the same body; memorial addresses honoring Émile Verhaeren and Henri Brémond; an article on the "Future of Literature"; and an incisive piece on the heroine of Racine's Phèdre. These and the other selections show Valéry as a man for every occasion, with pertinent, telling, and lasting comments to make. <p/>The Collected Works of Paul Valéry, the first collected edition of the writer in English, features new translations, the original French on facing pages for poetic works, and editorial notes.
