Paul Valéry was a poet and essayist born in Séte, France, in 1871. Valéry left school early to pursue a career in poetry in Paris. From 1892 to 1912, however, he wrote no poetry and devoted himself to mathematics, philosophy, and language. In 1917, Valéry published La Jeune Parque (The Young Fate) and in 1920 Album de vers anciens, 1890-1920 (Album of Old Verses).
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