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James R. Lawler’s elegant introduction deals with Val茅ry’s concerns and his influence, and also with critical interpretations of his work. The volume begins with 鈥淭he Evening with Monsieur Teste鈥� (1896), from the famous 鈥渁nti-novel鈥� Monsieur Teste, for whose translation Jackson Mathews received the National Book Award in 1974. It includes such notable essays as the 鈥淚ntroduction to the Method of Leonardo da Vinci,鈥� 鈥淭he Crisis of Mind,鈥� and 鈥淧oetry and Abstract Thought.鈥�



The importance of Val茅ry’s prose poetry has only recently been recognized, and a selection is presented here. There are also ten of his best-known poems in verse, among them 鈥淟a Jeune Parque鈥� and 鈥淟e Cimetiere Marin,鈥� with the French texts facing the English translations by David Paul. The anthology closes with two dialogues, one dating from the twenties, the other from 1943; which demonstrate the play of ideas—the intellectual vigor and grace—that are characteristic of Val茅ry’s work as a whole.