Translation

VALÉRY, Paul. VI. In: Vues. [1948]. Preface by Claude Launay. Paris: La Table Ronde, 1999, p. 233-252. – (La Petite Vermillon; 20).

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46551/issn2179-6793RA2024v27n2_a04

Keywords:

Translation, Paul Valéry, Vues, Philosophy, Human experience

Abstract

This study proposes the translation into Portuguese of Chapter “VI” from the book Vues (1999 [1948]) by Paul Valéry. The chapter is divided into four parts: “L’homme et l’action,” “Sur le suicide”, “Le vouloir être un autre” and “Lettre à quelqu’un”. The collection, still unpublished in translation, stands out for its profound and sensitive approach in essays where Valéry investigates the duality of human experience, navigating between the mind's relentless pursuit of ideas and the trap of words, and a mind open to the unforeseen. In his reflections, Valéry conveys an uneasiness that often culminates in a sense of awe before the ineffable, acknowledging that both words and human behaviors are merely shadows of what escapes expression.

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Author Biography

Walisson Oliveira Santos, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros

Master in Literary Studies from the State University of Montes Claros (Unimontes). PhD candidate in Literature: Literary Studies from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Graduated in Journalism from the Funorte University Center (UNIFUNORTE). Graduated in Literature - Portuguese from the University of Uberaba (Uniube).

References

VALÉRY, Paul. VI. In: Vues. [1948]. Prefácio de Claude Launay. Paris: La Table Ronde, 1999, p. 233-252. – (La Petite Vermillon; 20).

Published

2025-05-21