Fascination with Death in Contemporary French Thought

A Longing for the Abyss

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

This book analyses a cultural phenomenon that goes to the very roots of Western civilization: the centrality of death in our sense of human existence. It does so through a close reading of seminal works by the most creative authors of modern French thought, such as Maurice Blanchot, Jacques Lacan, and Jacques Derrida.

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Utgivningsdatum:2020-08-13
Mått:148 x 210 x 14 mm
Vikt:323 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:145
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030473211
Översättare:Bartholomew Begley

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Betty Rojtman is Professor Emerita at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she chaired the French Studies Department and held the Katherine Cornell Chair in Comparative Literature. Her publications include Feu noir sur Feu blanc (1986), Le Pardon à la lune (2001), Une rencontre improbable (2002).

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction.- 2. Human Death.- 3. A Pernicious Joy.- 4. An Absolute Renunciation.- 5. The Desire for Indifference.- 6. Beyond Atè.- 7. The Fluidity of Being.- 8. Conclusion.