LEADER 03513nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910826869403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a94-012-0224-9 010 $a1-4175-9112-9 024 7 $a10.1163/9789401202244 035 $a(CKB)1000000000453991 035 $a(EBL)556552 035 $a(OCoLC)60074390 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000275443 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12063800 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000275443 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10218397 035 $a(PQKB)11744749 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC556552 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL556552 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10380188 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789401202244 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000453991 100 $a20050607d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWriting against death $ethe autobiographies of Simone de Beauvoir /$fSusan Bainbrigge 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAmsterdam $cRodopi$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (247 p.) 225 1 $aFaux titre,$x0167-9392 ;$v262 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-420-1845-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 201-240) and index. 327 $aList 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. 330 $aMuch has been written on Simone de Beauvoir, one of France's leading intellectual figures of the 20th century. The sheer volume of her autobiographical writings testifies to her indefatigable questioning of the nature of existence and her personal and public engagement in the world over the best part of a century. This study aims to re-evaluate her extensive autobiographical ?uvre, exploring its place in relation to the French autobiographical canon, and in the light of recent theorisations of autobiography. It presents readings which engage critically with existentialism, feminist theory, and autobiography studies generally, in particular focusing on the question of 'autothanatography', a term developed by theorists such as Jacques Derrida and Louis Marin. A new reading of the autobiographies via the lens of thanatos is presented with questions of gender in mind, and the nature of autobiography as genre is also explored more fully with particular attention paid to narrative voice. Close readings of the autobiographical ?uvre combine with contextual details, critical overviews and links to recent developments in critiques of Beauvoir's fiction and philosophy. The study would be of particular interest to scholars in the following areas: 20th century French literature and culture; Autobiography studies; Literary theory; existentialism; Women's studies. 410 0$aFaux titre ;$vno. 262. 606 $aAuthors, French$y20th century$vBiography 606 $aAutobiography 606 $aDeath in literature 615 0$aAuthors, French 615 0$aAutobiography. 615 0$aDeath in literature. 676 $a843.912 700 $aBainbrigge$b Susan$01617696 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826869403321 996 $aWriting against Death$93948981 997 $aUNINA