Monsieur Teste: 6 (Collected Works of Paul Valery)

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Dans La Soirée avec Monsieur Teste, Valéry explique pourquoi, à la recherche du succès littéraire, auquel il aurait pu légitimement aspirer suivant le voeu de ses amis, il a préféré autre chose.

And what about a work like Monsieur Teste, which seems to be a novel masquerading as a philosophical treatise? After all, I am very happy not to understand it too much, not to guess each day, each night, each upcoming moment of my passage on earth. Valéry criou o personagem Senhor Teste em um momento de sua juventude e ao longo das décadas foi retomando o personagem através de diferentes pontos de vista. That sort of thing makes a big difference, because if you lose confidence in that situation it’s quite difficult to get back on track. To explore the consciousness, Valéry created the character, Monsieur Teste, whose life is that of “pure mind”.

The fragmentary and incomplete nature of the materials is sometimes frustrating: one wants to know more than Valéry is prepared to reveal. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. Valéry's thought here is difficult and his language often abstract; more likely to satisfy readers of a philosophical and aphoristic bent than those seeking the pleasures of conventional fiction.

As we learn from the translator's note, “Teste” is not coincidentally a composite of the French word tête (“head”) and Latin testis (“witness” or “spectator”). Teste; trechos do diário do próprio; um diálogo de Teste com um narrador; e, antes do fim de Teste, há uma coleção de pensamentos de Monsieur Teste, onde encontramos suas reflexões sobre o pensamento, conhecimento, consciência, sensibilidade, espírito, alma, o eu. Paloque L, Perez-Berezo T, Abot A, Dalloux-Chioccioli J, Bourgeade-Delmas S, Le Faouder P, Pujo J, Teste MA, François JM, Schebb NH, Mainka M, Rolland C, Blanpied C, Dietrich G, Bertrand-Michel J, Deraison C, Valentin A, Cenac N. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

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