Geometry and the Jungle (Notes on the diaries of Valéry and Lezama)
Divergences and convergences between Valéry’s subtractive method and Lezama’s baroque exuberance to show the diary as a machine of thought and metaphysical creation.
Divergences and convergences between Valéry’s subtractive method and Lezama’s baroque exuberance to show the diary as a machine of thought and metaphysical creation.
Benoît Peeters’ biography traces an oblique map of Valéry, who turned consciousness into interior architecture, oscillating between clarity of thought and the uncomfortable tenderness of a body that doubts, desires, and ages.