History and Politics

The Collected Works of Paul Valry, Volume 10

A collection of Valry writings on politics and international affairs

Paul Valry was deeply interested in politics and actively involved in international affairs as a spokesperson for the League of Nations and as Frances representative to two of the Leagues bodiesthe Committee on Intellectual Co-operation and the Permanent Committee on Arts and Letters. This volume presents some sixty of Valrys essays, addresses, and other writingsspanning from 1895 to 1945in which he describes his political ideas and concerns.

The Collected Works of Paul Valry, the first collected edition of the writer in English, features new translations, the original French on facing pages for poetic works, and editorial notes.