Ethical Issues in Twentieth-century French Fiction
Colin Davis
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Description for Ethical Issues in Twentieth-century French Fiction
Hardback. This work examines ethical problems raised by a number of key 20th century theoretical and fictional texts by authors such as Levinas, Sartre, Beauvoir, Yourcenar, Duras and Genet. It argues that even ethical texts frequently depict conflict as an insurmountable aspect of human relations. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
This book examines ethical problems raised by a number of key twentieth-century theoretical and fictional texts by authors such as Levinas, Sartre, Beauvoir, Yourcenar, Duras and Genet. It argues that even texts which apparently espouse ethical positions based on respect for and responsibility towards others, frequently depict conflict as an insurmountable aspect of human relations. This is reflected at an aesthetic level, as these texts both describe the struggle for supremacy and replicate it in their relation to their readers.
This book examines ethical problems raised by a number of key twentieth-century theoretical and fictional texts by authors such as Levinas, Sartre, Beauvoir, Yourcenar, Duras and Genet. It argues that even texts which apparently espouse ethical positions based on respect for and responsibility towards others, frequently depict conflict as an insurmountable aspect of human relations. This is reflected at an aesthetic level, as these texts both describe the struggle for supremacy and replicate it in their relation to their readers.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333733714
SKU
V9780333733714
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99-15
About Colin Davis
Colin Davis is Reader in French Literature at Oxford University, and Fellow and Tutor in French at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.
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