The Idea of Perfection: The Prose and Poetry of Paul Valéry, translated by Nathaniel Rudavsky-Brody (image courtesy Farrar, Straus and Giroux) In his 1919 essay “Tradition and the Individual Talent,” ...
As many people attempt perfection in their personal or professional lives and demand perfection from others, controversy arises as to whether perfection is plausible. Although all people have some ...