Cioran Et Valery: L'Attention Soutenue - Paperback

by Nicolas Cavailles (Author), Barbara Scapolo (Author)

Is Valery a "frustrated mystic"? What does "admiration-hate," as proclaimed by Cioran, mean? Can one see the work of Cioran as the culmination of Valery's? This essay is followed by a selection of rare or unpublished texts by the two authors.