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...books is Critic Edmund Wilson, who died ten years too early to see it occur. During much of his long career, Wilson lobbied in print and in private for "the possibility of bringing out in a complete and compact form the principal American classics." He particularly admired the French Pléiade editions and wanted the work of U.S. authors similarly collected and displayed "in beautifully produced and admirably printed thin-paper volumes, ranging from 800 to 1,500 pages...
Next to Reagan, the fledgling summiteer most under scrutiny by other participants was Mitterrand. He reinforced his reputation as an intellectual by carrying a volume of the Pléiade series of French classical literature to a meeting with Spadolini, who said that Mitterrand had expressed "passionate interest in quattrocento Florence." Conveying an air of lofty civility, Mitterrand came across as surprisingly moderate; he particularly impressed U.S. officials with his advocacy of a strong Western military response to the Soviet arms buildup. Mitterrand was critical of the U.S. on only one major economic point: the high American interest rates. Said...
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