Collected Works of Paul Valery, Volume 11

This collection of Valery's occasional pieces-speeches, interviews, articles-shows him very much as the public figure, the first in demand when an "e;occasion"e; 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 youn...