Community, myth and recognition in twentieth-century French literature and thought / / Nikolaj Lubecker

• Autore: Lubecker Nikolaj d'Origny
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (188 p.)
• Disciplina: 840.90091
• Soggetto topico: French literature - 20th century - History and criticism; Communities in literature
• Soggetto geografico: France Intellectual life 20th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-175) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Breton and Bataille in the Late 1930's: The Convulsive Community; 2 Breton and Bataille in the 1940's: Transparent and Absent Communities; 3 Sartre in the Late 1940's: The Literary Community; 4 Early Barthes, Late Barthes: The End of Community?; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Taking as its point of departure the notion of community in mid-twentieth century French literature and thought, this ambitious study seeks to uncover the ways in which Breton, Bataille, Sartre and Barthes used literature and art to engage with the question of reconceptualizing society. In exploring the relevance these writings hold for contemporary debates about community, Lubecker argues for the continuing social importance of literary studies. Throughout the book, he suggests that literature and art are privileged fields for confronting some of the anti-social desires situated
• Titolo autorizzato: Community, myth and recognition in twentieth-century French literature and thought
• ISBN: 1-282-45293-2; 1-4411-4346-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824412403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Continuum literary studies.