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Sartre: The Philosopher of the Twentieth Century
Bernard-Henri Lévy
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Description for Sartre: The Philosopher of the Twentieth Century
Hardback. In this ground--breaking biography, Bernard--Henri Levy shows how Sartre cannot be understood without taking into account his relations with the intellectual forebears and contemporaries, the lovers and friends, with whom he conducted a lifelong debate. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BG; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 46. Weight in Grams: 908.
"A whole man, made of all men, worth all of them, and any one of them worth him." This was how Jean-Paul Sartre characterized himself at the end of his autobiographical study, Words. And Bernard-Henri Levy shows how Sartre cannot be understood without taking into account his relations with the intellectual forebears and contemporaries, the lovers and friends, with whom he conducted a lifelong debate. His thinking was essentially a tumultuous dialogue with his whole age and himself. He learned from Gide the art of freedom, and how to experiment with inherited fictional forms. He was a fellow-traveller of communism, ... Read more
"A whole man, made of all men, worth all of them, and any one of them worth him." This was how Jean-Paul Sartre characterized himself at the end of his autobiographical study, Words. And Bernard-Henri Levy shows how Sartre cannot be understood without taking into account his relations with the intellectual forebears and contemporaries, the lovers and friends, with whom he conducted a lifelong debate. His thinking was essentially a tumultuous dialogue with his whole age and himself. He learned from Gide the art of freedom, and how to experiment with inherited fictional forms. He was a fellow-traveller of communism, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745630090
SKU
V9780745630090
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About Bernard-Henri Lévy
Bernard-Henri Levy is a philosopher and a writer. He is a member of the Selection Committee of the Editions Grasset, and he runs La Regle du Jeu magazine. He writes a weekly column in the magazine, Point and chairs the Conseil de Surveillance of La Sept-Arte.
Reviews for Sartre: The Philosopher of the Twentieth Century
"The book's enthusiasm is infectious. It delves sympathetically into Sartre's ideas and makes a strong case for their importance." The Economist "This biography of the French guru is brilliant." George Walden, The Sunday Telegraph "Enthralling, absolutely enthralling." Christian Sauvage, Le Journal du ... Read more