Paul Valéry: per un'estetica della composizione

Valéry’s conceptions of mind, literature and even philosophy often stress the importance of an effort against heterogeneity that should be led in the name of what the author himself calls <em>pureté. </em>On the other hand, the theories that Valéry develops about composition - which is i...

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Main Author: Benedetta Zaccarello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2012-05-01
Series:Aisthesis
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Online Access:http://www.fupress.net/index.php/aisthesis/article/view/11062
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Summary:Valéry’s conceptions of mind, literature and even philosophy often stress the importance of an effort against heterogeneity that should be led in the name of what the author himself calls <em>pureté. </em>On the other hand, the theories that Valéry develops about composition - which is intended both as an aesthetic and a theoretical concept - show the importance of complexity in his representation of the <em>esprit</em> and allows to compare Valéry’s descriptions of the self with the way he represents creative process and even draws the structure of his own works.
ISSN:2035-8466