{"product_id":"occasions-paul-valzsry-9780691293387","title":"Occasions: The Collected Works of Paul Valéry, Volume 11","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of Valéry's occasional writings\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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 \u003ci\u003ePhèdre\u003c\/i\u003e. These and the other selections show Valéry as a man for every occasion, with pertinent, telling, and lasting comments to make. \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Valéry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691293384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691293387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Paul Valéry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50594242527487,"sku":"9780691293387","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/occasions-paul-valzsry-9780691293387","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}