What is Literature?, 2nd Edition
$22.68
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
18 May 2001
Summary
Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the most important philosophical and political thinkers of the twentieth century. His writings had a potency that was irresistible to the intellectual scene that swept post-war Europe, and have left a vital inheritance to contemporary thought. The central tenet of the Existentialist movement which he helped to found, whereby God is replaced by an ethical self, proved hugely attractive to a generation that had seen the horrors of Nazism, and provoked a revolution…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780415254045 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0415254043 |
| Series: | Routledge Classics |
| Author: | Jean-Paul Sartre |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 18 May 2001 |
| Weight: | 308g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
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‘Since critics condemn me in the name of literature without ever saying what they mean by that, the best answer to give them is to examine the art of writing without prejudice. What is writing? Why does one write? For whom? The fact is, it seems that nobody has ever asked himself these questions.’ - Jean-Paul Sartre‘This is a book that can neither be assimilated nor bypassed. There is probably no better way to encounter it than in this translation, with these notes and this introduction.’ - Notes and Queries‘A robust and bracing read.’ - Roy Johnson, Mantex.co.uk
‘This is a book that can neither be assimilated nor bypassed. There is probably no better way to encounter it than in this translation, with these notes and this introduction.’ - Notes and Queries
About The Author
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-80) was the foremost French thinker of the early post-war years. His books, which include Being and Nothingness, Psychology of the Imagination, Nausea, Iron in the Soul and The Age of Reason, have exerted enormous influence in philosophy, literature, politics and cultural studies.
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