This special poem is over twenty years old. During this period, Valery worked in the Ministry of National Defense and Hawass News Agency, but the habit of seeking knowledge and thinking deeply became the foundation of his life. In these twenty years, Valery devoted himself to mathematics that was out of place in school before, and on the other hand, he continued his real pursuit and creation of beauty in imagination: mathematics is the bow to train his intelligence; Plato taught him to think deeply; Leonardo da vinci and Descartes not only taught him to think, but also taught him to build; Beethoven and other music masters taught him how to make poetry more suffocating and thrilling; La Fontaine, Racine and Malarme taught him how to create music with words. ...
"Yes, BrahMoshi's meditation and meditation for more than 20 years has grown into a lush forest in invisibility and silence; Just waiting for a star's fire is enough to create a brilliant fire. "
The fire finally started. At the repeated urging of his good friend 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Gide and other friends, Valery promised to publish his youth poems. Before going to press, he wanted to write a short poem of about 40 lines and attach it as a farewell memorial to the poet. However, the conception of this little poem is like a spark, which makes Valery ignite a raging fire and burn into a long poem of more than 500 lines-"Young Goddess of Destiny".
The influence of this poem on French intellectuals is amazing. A critic said: "Recently, something more important than the European War appeared in our country, that is, the young goddess of fate in paul valery." A poem is more important than a war, which shows how respected it is.
In a society that loves literature and art, the echo of this poem can be seen everywhere. Many poets and scholars even like to recite poems to each other. The famous Paris magazine "Knowledge" held the election of "Who is the greatest poet in France today", and Valery was selected by readers.
/kloc-in the winter of 0/924, an academician of the French Academy died, leaving a vacancy. Ironically, Valery, a poet who epitomized symbolism, became the successor of Fran? ois, the strongest opponent of symbolism in his life, at the French Academy. However, some critics have pointed out that paul valery's joining the French Academy is not so much his honor as the honor of the French Academy. Yes, many talented people are not so accepted by the government, which also makes the brilliance of genius unable to shine on the strict doorpost.
Paul valery said that learning should be practical and pay attention to learning; To absorb western culture, we should start with its essence, not delve into a certain subject for the sake of fame.