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Valery's essays on Leonardo, Poe, Mallarme, and with these the "Teste Cycle," were that part of his work most central to his thought. The extensive selection included from his Notebooks is evidence of his enduring interest in these figures. The essays are, in fact, the only work with marginal glosses, Valery's notations showing how he went back, am



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*Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*Introduction to the Method of Leonardo da Vinci [1894], pg. 3*Note and Digression [1919], pg. 64*Leonardo and the Philosophers [1929], pg. 110*On Poe' s Eureka, pg. 161*Some Fragments from Poe's Marginalia, pg. 177*The Place of Baudelaire, pg. 193*The Existence of Symbolism, pg. 215*Letter about Mallarme, pg. 240*Stephane Mallarme, pg. 254*I Would Sometimes Say to Stephane Mallarme..., pg. 272*Mallarme, pg. 294*A Kind of Preface, pg. 299*Concerning A Throw of the Dice, pg. 307*Literary Reminiscences, pg. 317*Last Visit to Mallarme, pg. 325*Stephane Mallarme, pg. 329*FROM THE NOTEBOOKS, pg. 333*SELECTED LETTERS, pg. 399*NOTES, pg. 431*INDEX, pg. 451

Collected Works of Paul Valery Volume 8

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    A Paperback / softback by Paul Valéry, M. Cowley, James R. Lawler

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 8 March 2015
      ISBN-13 9780691619682
      978-0691619682
      ISBN-10 0691619689

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      Book Synopsis

      Valery's essays on Leonardo, Poe, Mallarme, and with these the "Teste Cycle," were that part of his work most central to his thought. The extensive selection included from his Notebooks is evidence of his enduring interest in these figures. The essays are, in fact, the only work with marginal glosses, Valery's notations showing how he went back, am



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*Introduction to the Method of Leonardo da Vinci [1894], pg. 3*Note and Digression [1919], pg. 64*Leonardo and the Philosophers [1929], pg. 110*On Poe' s Eureka, pg. 161*Some Fragments from Poe's Marginalia, pg. 177*The Place of Baudelaire, pg. 193*The Existence of Symbolism, pg. 215*Letter about Mallarme, pg. 240*Stephane Mallarme, pg. 254*I Would Sometimes Say to Stephane Mallarme..., pg. 272*Mallarme, pg. 294*A Kind of Preface, pg. 299*Concerning A Throw of the Dice, pg. 307*Literary Reminiscences, pg. 317*Last Visit to Mallarme, pg. 325*Stephane Mallarme, pg. 329*FROM THE NOTEBOOKS, pg. 333*SELECTED LETTERS, pg. 399*NOTES, pg. 431*INDEX, pg. 451

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