03513nam 2200625Ia 450 991082686940332120200520144314.094-012-0224-91-4175-9112-910.1163/9789401202244(CKB)1000000000453991(EBL)556552(OCoLC)60074390(SSID)ssj0000275443(PQKBManifestationID)12063800(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000275443(PQKBWorkID)10218397(PQKB)11744749(MiAaPQ)EBC556552(Au-PeEL)EBL556552(CaPaEBR)ebr10380188(nllekb)BRILL9789401202244(EXLCZ)99100000000045399120050607d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWriting against death the autobiographies of Simone de Beauvoir /Susan Bainbrigge1st ed.Amsterdam Rodopi20051 online resource (247 p.)Faux titre,0167-9392 ;262Description based upon print version of record.90-420-1845-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-240) and index.List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- CHAPTER I Mémoires d'une jeune fille rangée -- CHAPTER II La Force de l'âge -- CHAPTER III La Force des choses -- CHAPTER IV Tout compte fait -- CHAPTER V Une mort très douce -- CHAPTER VI La Cérémonie des adieux -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.Much has been written on Simone de Beauvoir, one of France's leading intellectual figures of the 20th century. The sheer volume of her autobiographical writings testifies to her indefatigable questioning of the nature of existence and her personal and public engagement in the world over the best part of a century. This study aims to re-evaluate her extensive autobiographical œuvre, exploring its place in relation to the French autobiographical canon, and in the light of recent theorisations of autobiography. It presents readings which engage critically with existentialism, feminist theory, and autobiography studies generally, in particular focusing on the question of 'autothanatography', a term developed by theorists such as Jacques Derrida and Louis Marin. A new reading of the autobiographies via the lens of thanatos is presented with questions of gender in mind, and the nature of autobiography as genre is also explored more fully with particular attention paid to narrative voice. Close readings of the autobiographical œuvre combine with contextual details, critical overviews and links to recent developments in critiques of Beauvoir's fiction and philosophy. The study would be of particular interest to scholars in the following areas: 20th century French literature and culture; Autobiography studies; Literary theory; existentialism; Women's studies.Faux titre ;no. 262.Authors, French20th centuryBiographyAutobiographyDeath in literatureAuthors, FrenchAutobiography.Death in literature.843.912Bainbrigge Susan1617696MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826869403321Writing against Death3948981UNINA