{"product_id":"the-art-of-poetry-the-collected-works-of-paul-valery-volume-7-paperback","title":"The Art of Poetry: The Collected Works of Paul Valéry, Volume 7 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Valéry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDenise Folliot\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eT. S. Eliot\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative collection of Valéry's important essays on poetry\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume collects all of Paul Valéry's major meditations on the theory and practice of poetry. These pieces range from his first essay, \"On Literary Technique\" (1889), to his last, \"Variations on the\u003ci\u003e Eclogues\u003c\/i\u003e\" (1944). Among them are essays on his own work and that of other poets, on \"pure poetry,\" on the speaking of verse, and on the art of translation. In these pieces, Valéry focuses on the deliberate formal work of poetry--in his own poems as well as in those of La Fontaine, Victor Hugo, Baudelaire, Mallarmé, Rimbaud, and others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Valéry\u003c\/b\u003e (1871-1945) was a French poet, essayist, and critic and a major figure in twentieth-century literature. In addition to his poetry, his best-known works include the novel \u003ci\u003eMonsieur Teste \u003c\/i\u003eand his posthumously published \u003ci\u003eNotebooks\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56543371886897,"sku":"9780691292922","price":50.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/SngSL66otN9780691292922.webp?v=1790733083","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/the-art-of-poetry-the-collected-works-of-paul-valery-volume-7-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}