The work of the French poet Paul Valéry is imbued with the spirit of an aesthetic attitude to the phenomena of life. His poems and prose essays are a subject for enjoying verbal art. Paul Valery created a lot of brilliant aphorisms about history, music, literature.
Biography
The birthplace of Paul Valerie is a cozy place Set, a town located on the azure coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The poet's name completely sounds like Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules Valéry, in accordance with the traditions of the Corsican family, into which he was born in 1871 on the 30th of October.
Paul Valery spent his early years in Montpellier, where his parents sent the child to receive a classical education according to the canons of Catholicism. As an adult, the young man enters the local university to study law. This was followed by a move to Paris, which became the poet's favorite place of residence.
Career and literary creation
Paul Valery's career was going well - he joined the War Department. Once, the famous director of the Havas agency, Edouard Lebe, invited a young educated lawyer to work as his personal secretary. This work caught the attention of Paul Valéry and he spent twenty years in his new position. His career was cut short by the death of Édouard Lebe in 1922. Over the years of service, the novice writer had many interesting acquaintances, he began to try himself in writing.
The flowering of literary talent fell on the twenties of the last century. Paul Valery writes excellent commentaries on novels and stories by French authors, composes exquisite essays, and tries himself as an orator. The author became famous not only in France, but also in Europe. Paul Valery was honored to be elected a member of the French Academy. This event took place in 1925. Paul Valéry creates a series of lectures on culture and development of society, with which he speaks in professional communities. It is known that the French essayist successfully represented France in the world famous organization League of Nations and took part in its meetings on cultural problems.
Social work
Paul Valery led an active social life. Thanks to his efforts, an educational institution in Cannes, where students studied in depth the intricacies of the French language and the cultural traditions of France. This famous International College, created in 1931, still exists and continues to graduate highly educated intellectuals from its ancient walls.
Paul Valery was professionally interested in European literature. He took part with a report at the celebrations dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the death of the German poet Goethe, whose poetry he loved very much. The famous Frenchman was invited as an honorary member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences, the National Front of Writers. Paul Valery's political position was adamant - he refused to cooperate with criminal regimes during the Second World War.
Personal life
The family life of Paul Valerie developed happily and serenely. He married Jeannie Gobillard, who was related to Bertha Morisot, in 1900. The husband and wife have lived a wonderful life together. They had three children - daughter Agatha and two sons Claude and François.
Paul Valéry died on a sunny day on July 20, 1945 in his apartment. His ashes rest in his homeland, the cemetery is located by the sea in the suburbs of Set.
