{"product_id":"aesthetics-the-collected-works-of-paul-valery-volume-13-9780691293448","title":"Aesthetics: The Collected Works of Paul Valéry, Volume 13","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of Valéry's writings on the making of \"works of the mind\"--in art, philosophy, history, and science\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Paul Valéry, art consisted of all that the mind makes for its own pleasure and use, not only works of art in the usual sense but also philosophy, history, and the pure sciences--in his words, all the \"works of the mind.\" This volume presents the opening lecture of his \"Course in Poetics\" at the Collège de France, along with other lectures, essays, and writings on aesthetics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Collected Works of Paul Valéry, the first collected edition of the writer in English, features new translations, the original French on facing pages for poetic works, and editorial notes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Valéry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Bollingen Recollections\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691293448","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48460501778569,"sku":"9780691293448","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_279b0df8-f6ff-4a98-8b11-feac5bccdb5f.jpg?v=1790663934","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/aesthetics-the-collected-works-of-paul-valery-volume-13-9780691293448","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}