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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459077103321

Autore

Cox Gary

Titolo

Sartre and Fiction [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2009

ISBN

1-282-87454-3

9786612874543

1-4411-4308-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Disciplina

843/.914

Soggetti

Sartre, Jean-Paul, 1905-1980 -- Criticism and interpretation

Sartre, Jean-Paul, 1905-1980 -- Ethics

Sartre, Jean-Paul, 1905-1980

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Chronology: Sartre's Life and Works; 1 Sartre's Writing; 2 Sartre's Existentialism; 3 Sartre's Short Stories; 4 Sartre's Novels; 5 Sartre's Plays; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Sartre and Fiction offers a clear and accessible introduction to the extensive fictional writings of Jean-Paul Sartre. Providing comprehensive coverage of his short stories, novels and plays, the book examines the close links between the ideas and themes in his fiction and those put forward in his formal philosophical works. Sartre wrote fiction as a means of developing and enriching his philosophical ideas. Gary Cox reveals the extent to which Sartre's fictional writings are truly philosophical and an integral part of his overall intellectual vision. He also explores the ways in which Sartre'