TY - JOUR N2 - Paul Valéry (1871-1945) was considered in the 1930s one of the greatest French poet and essayist. He was the author of the famous poems: La Jeune Parque (The Young Fate) and Le Cimetiere marin (The Graveyard by the Sea). Many times in different situations he spoke very highly of Poland and Poles. Wednesday, October 28th 1936, Valéry arrived in Warsaw. He delivered two lectures during his brief stay. They met with great interest, they were in the papers, they have been mentioned by Polish writers: Wacław Grubiński, Zofia Nałkowska, Tadeusz Breza. Also, Czesław Miłosz and Ludwik Hieronim Morstin have written about meetings with Paul Valéry. Poet`s visit, although very short, was a significant event in Polish cultural life. L1 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/110428/PDF/N418-05-Tomkowski.pdf L2 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/110428 PY - 2018 IS - No 4 EP - 113 KW - Paul Valéry KW - Polish literature KW - Warsaw A1 - Tomkowski, Jan PB - Biuro Upowszechniania i Promocji Nauki PAN DA - 2018.12.15 T1 - Paul Valéry in Warsaw SP - 101 UR - http://www.journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/110428 T2 - Nauka ER -