Introducing Sartre - Softcover

Thody, Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840460660 ISBN 13: 9781840460667

Publisher: Icon Books, 1999

Synopsis

This text places Sartre's thinking in the context of the 20th century debate on the nature and function of literature, and especially the concept of politically "committed" literature which he so valued. It also explores his ideas about Marxism, his enthusiasm for the 1968 student rebellion, and his support for the liberation of Third World countries from Western imperialism. The book also looks at the impact of his unusual childhood, and its effects on his view of French bourgeois society.

About this title

Product Description:

This book explains the basic ideas that inspired Sartre\ s existential world-view, and pays particular attention to his idea of freedom

About the Author:

Philip Thody was Professor of French Literature and Head of Department of French at the University of Leeds until his retirement in 1993. He died in 1999.

About this edition

• Publisher: Icon Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1840460660
• ISBN 13: 9781840460667
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 176