Research Catalog

Title

La jeune Parque / Paul Valéry ; translated by Alistair Elliot.

Author

Valéry, Paul, 1871-1945

Publication

Newcastle upon Tyne : Bloodaxe Books, 1997.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Elliot, Alistair
• Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library). Collections, repository. poe

Description

64 p.; 22 cm.

Summary

Alistair Elliot's translation with notes is aimed at making this rewarding but difficult long poem accessible enough for bafflement to turn into admiration. He attempts to clarify its small puzzles and also trace the overall narrative line of Paul Valery's poem: it does have a story (what should a young woman do?) and does struggle towards a resolution. He also provides an introduction which deals with the interesting circumstances of the poem's four-year composition (1913-17), which resulted in Valery's instantly becoming a famous poet at the age of 45, after having written no poetry for 20 years.

Uniform Title

Jeune Parque. English & French

Alternative Title

Jeune Parque.

Subjects

• French poetry > 20th century
• Translations
• English poetry > 20th century > Translated from French
• French poetry > 20th century > Translations into English
• 1900-1999

Genre/Form

Translations

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Language (note)

• French with English translations on opposite pagestop.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

ISBN

1852243872 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^^98186246^

OCLC

• 39981430
• SCSB-11785207

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library