The Young Fate is a long and obscure but highly evocative poem of over 500 lines in alexandrine verse by French poet Paul Valéry. This poem, frequently cited by critics as his masterpiece, presents the thoughts of a young woman… Read More ›
Paul Valéry biography
Analysis of Paul Valéry’s The Graveyard by the Sea
The Graveyard by the Sea is a meditative poem by French poet Paul Valéry. The poem was inspired by the cemetery in his birthplace, Sète, where his parents were buried. Valéry considered the poem one of his finest meldings of… Read More ›