Paul Valéry and Poetry of Voice

by Christine M. Crow

This is one of the first studies to treat Val ry's theory and practice of poetry together and is the first full-length study of his poetry in English. Discussion of his ideas on poetic composition leads to a detailed analysis of the principal poetry: the long term poem La Jeune Parque and all the poems in the main collection. While serving as a step-by-step introduction to Val ry's poetic achievement, the argument is not merely neutral; it elicits...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521115825
• ISBN13: 9780521115827
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"