Valéry, Paul

Valéry, Paul (1871 - 1945)

Index to poems
Biography

Paul Valéry (1871-1945) published some early poetry before 1900 but then disappeared completely from the literary scene until 1917 when La jeune Parque came out in print. Like Mallarmé, Valéry is an implacable perfectionist, and he demands of form what the older poet sought in harmonic effects. Valéry is above all an intellectual poet whose work requires a real effort on the part of the reader. His influence on the twentieth century has been very great.

  • "Paul Valéry." Representative French Poetry. Ed. Victor E. Graham. 2nd edn. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1965. 112-14.
Given Name
Paul
Family Name
Valéry
Birth Date
October 30, 1871
Death Date
July 20, 1945
Nationality
Honours
Occupations
  • Man of Letters



  • Professor



Literary Period
Literary Movement
First RPO Edition
2012