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Plays - (Bollingen Recollections) by Paul Valéry (Hardcover)

Name: Plays - (Bollingen Recollections) by Paul Valéry (Hardcover)
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Valéry's complete writings for the theater This volume gathers all of Paul Valéry's writings for the theater.
About the Author: Paul Valéry (1871-1945) was a French poet, essayist, and critic and a major figure in twentieth-century literature.
408 Pages
Literary Collections, European
Series Name: Bollingen Recollections

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Valéry's complete writings for the theater

This volume gathers all of Paul Valéry's writings for the theater. It includes My Faust, Valéry's last major work, which is composed of two unfinished Faust plays, Luste, or the Crystal Girl and The Only One. Plays also presents three allegorical verse plays that were written for music and performed at the Paris Opera: Amphion and Semiramis, with music by Arthur Honegger; and The Narcissus Cantata, with music by Germaine Tailleferre.

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.

About the Author

Paul Valéry (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 Monsieur Teste and his posthumously published Notebooks.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W)

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 408

Genre: Literary Collections

Sub-Genre: European

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Theme: French

Format: Hardcover

Author: Paul Valéry

Language: English

Street Date: September 1, 2026

TCIN: 1011012412

UPC: 9780691292717

Item Number (DPCI): 247-39-6356

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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