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The Nile on eBay Cahiers / Notebooks 1 by Paul Valery, Brian Stimpson, Paul Gifford, Robert Pickering, Sian Miles The Cahiers/Notebooks of Paul Valery are a unique form of writing. They reveal Valery as one of the most radical and creative minds of the twentieth century, encompassing a wide range of investigation into all spheres of human activity. His work explores the arts, the sciences, philosophy, history and politics, investigating linguistic, psychological and social issues, all linked to the central questions, relentlessly posed: 'what is the human mind and how does it work?', 'what is the potential of thought and what are its limits?' But we encounter here too, Valery the writer: exploratory, fragmentary texts undermine the boundaries between analysis and creativity, between theory and practice. Neither journal nor diary, eluding the traditional genres of writing, the Notebooks offer lyrical passages, writing of extreme beauty, prose poems of extraordinary descriptive power alongside theoretical considerations of poetics, ironic aphorisms and the most abstract kind of analysis.The concerns and the insights that occupied Valery's inner voyages over more than 50 years remain as relevant as ever for the contemporary reader: for the Self that is his principal subject is at once singular and universal. FORMAT Leather LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Table of Contents Contents: Valery's Notebooks, the nearest modern equivalent to the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci - Valery, one of the most outstanding French thinkers of the twentieth century - A wide range of investigation into all spheres of human activity - Self - Writing - Poetics - Language - Science - Mathematics - Art - Psychology - Dream - Philosophy - History - Politics. Review Editing the 'Cahiers' is a monumental undertaking, and Brian Stimpson, Paul Gifford, and Robert Pickering have acquitted themselves honorably. The first two volumes of the projected series give every indication of meticulous research and scholarship. The books are handsome; the typeface is delicate but readable; and the endnotes are what endnotes are supposed to be: enlightening addenda served up in pithy, eloquent prose. (Arthur Krystal, Harper's Magazine) Review Quote Editing the 'Cahiers' is a monumental undertaking, and Brian Stimpson, Paul Gifford, and Robert Pickering have acquitted themselves honorably. The first two volumes of the projected series give every indication of meticulous research and scholarship. The books are handsome; the typeface is delicate but readable; and the endnotes are what endnotes are supposed to be: enlightening addenda served up in pithy, eloquent prose. (Arthur Krystal, Harper's Magazine) Details ISBN 3631348819 Author Sian Miles Pages 656 Publisher Peter Lang AG Year 2001 ISBN-10 3631348819 ISBN-13 9783631348819 Format Leather Imprint Peter Lang AG Subtitle Editor in Chief: Brian Stimpson Associate Editors: Paul Gifford and Robert Pickering Translated by Paul Gifford, Sian Miles, Robert Pickering and Brian Stimpson Country of Publication Switzerland DEWEY 848.91203 Birth 1871 Death 1945 Translator Sian Miles Edited by Robert Pickering Illustrations fig. Place of Publication Pieterlen Short Title CAHIERS / NOTEBOOKS 1 Language English Media Book Residence FR Publication Date 2001-06-22 DOI 10.1604/9783631348819 Audience Professional & Vocational Edition Description New edition We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139482085;