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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818159303321

Autore

Meaney Marie Cabaud

Titolo

Simone Weil's apologetic use of literature : her Christological interpretations of ancient Greek texts / / Marie Cabaud Meaney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-383-03501-6

1-281-16096-2

9786611160968

0-19-152647-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Collana

Oxford modern languages and literature monographs

Disciplina

194

Soggetti

Christianity - Philosophy - History - 20th century

Greek literature - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; 1. Simone Weil and the Classics; 2. Simone Weil and Apologetics; 3. Simone Weil as Apologist; 4. Antigone and the Moral Law: Glimpses of the Supernatural; 5. Tableau de l'absence de Dieu-A Modern Interpretation of the Iliad; 6. Prometheus Bound-An Apologetics of the Cross; 7. Electra-Waiting on God; 8. Conclusion: Simone Weil-An Apologist of the Supernatural; Appendix: References to Ancient Greek Texts in the Works of Simone Weil; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The author looks in depth at Simone Weil's interpretations of 'Antigone', the 'Iliad', 'Prometheus Bound', and 'Electra', and argues that Weil's interpretations of classical works, written just before and during World War II, were the philosphers' answer to the spiritual ills of ideology and war.