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Monsieur Teste

By Paul , Valéry , Paul; Bollingen Foundation Collection (Library of Congress); Mathews , Jackson; Valéry

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
1989
ISBN
9780691018799, 0691018790
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
96 kB (98432 bytes)
Series
Bollingen series XLV 6
Pages
ix, 167 pages; 20 cm\0
Time added
2020-11-29 04:23:29

Description

The famous opening line of Monsieur Teste -- "Stupidity is not my strong suit" -- is typical of Monsieur Teste, and of Valery as well. Although not autobiographical in any usual sense, the book is profoundly personal. Valery said he could not imagine the existence of the novel, vet he could not resist the character living in his mind. On the one hand. Monsieur Teste reflects Valery's preoccupation with the phenomenon of a mind detached from sensibility; on the other, he is an ordinary fictional character seen from many viewpoints. This volume also includes '"The Snapshots of Monsieur Teste, " excerpts from Valery's Notebooks.

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