Situating Sartre in Twentieth-Century Thought and Culture (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780312160791)

Until recently, the work of Jean-Paul Sartre seemed to have faded out of fashion. Existentialism was replaced by structuralism and poststructuralism, and Sartrean philosophy was relegated to anthologies. In France and the United States, real confrontation with his work has been virtually missing. This collection of essays addresses this absence by shedding light on Sartre's contribution to critical trends that have been developing over the last twenty years, including feminism, gender studies and post-colonial studies. In addition, the essays combine to reassess Sartre's importance in such traditional fields as literature, philosophy and psychoanalysis. An essential, comprehensive volume of work, Situating Sartre in Twentieth-Century Thought and Culture updates and expands the scope of Sartrean studies.

Author: Jean-François Fourny
ISBN-10: 0312160798
ISBN-13: 9780312160791
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 09/11/1997
Pages: 214
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.82d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/15/1997 pg. 77