Poems

The Collected Works of Paul Valéry, Volume 1

Paul Valéry, David Paul

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Year: 2026
• Print ISBN:
  9780691292427
  9780691292434
• eBook ISBN:
  9780691298986
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: European Literary Collections
• Index: Literature

An authoritative bilingual edition of the great French poet

Paul Valéry was one of the most important poets of the twentieth century. This bilingual volume, which features the English translations facing the French texts, demonstrates the wide range of Valéry’s poetry, from lyric masterpieces such as “La Jeune Parque” and “Le Cimetière marin” to occasional and light verse written as letters to friends, dedications in books, and inscriptions on women’s fans. It also includes the autobiographical “Recollection,” and excerpts on poetry from Valéry’s notebooks.

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Recollection, by Paul Valéry
• Album De Vers Anciens: Album of Early Verse
• La Jeune Parque: The Young Fate
• Charmes: Charms
• Pièces Diverses De Toute Époque: Various Poems of All Periods
• Douze Poèmes: Twelve Poems
• Poèmes Publiés À Part: Uncollected Poems
• Vers De Circonstance: Occasional Verse
• Editor’s Note
• On Poets and Poetry: Selected and translated from the Notebooks, by James R. Lawler
• Notes and Commentaries, by James R. Lawler