“Lettres à l’Ange gardien”

« Lettres à l’ange gardien » is the title of a project Paul Claudel finally abandoned. It is a remarkably expressive and spontaneous meditation. This poetic text begins as an introspection, before giving way to a reflection on Man and the world, sustained by a religious and symbolist vision. It expresses the poet’s thoughts and preoccupations at a turning point in his life. In it Claudel vividly delineates some central themes of his work.