This collection of Valery's occasional pieces--speeches,
interviews, articles--shows him very much as the public figure, the
first in demand when an "occasion" needed a prominent person.
Included are his speech before the French Academy on his reception
into that body; his address welcoming Marshal Petain to membership
in the French Academy; a witty and appealing commencement address
to the young ladies of a private school; memorial addresses
honoring Emile Verhaeren and Henri Bremond; an article on the
"Future of Literature," and an incisive piece on the eponymous
heroine of Racine's Phedre. Because Valery spoke on many current
educational and social problems in France, Occasions will be of
considerable interest to students of modern European history as
well as to those concerned with French literature and drama.
Originally published in 1970. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the
latest print-on-demand technology to again make available
previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of
Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original
texts of these important books while presenting them in durable
paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy
Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage
found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University
Press since its founding in 1905.
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