Jean-Paul Sartre: A Literary And Political Study
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A rigorous work of literary and political criticism, Philip Thody's study presents a comprehensive examination of one of the twentieth century's most influential and controversial thinkers. Tracing the arc of Sartre's career from his early existentialist fiction and drama through his later Marxist political commitments, the text argues that Sartre's literary output and his philosophical convictions are inseparable, each illuminating the other in profound ways. Thody details the major works—including Nausea, Being and Nothingness, and The Roads to Freedom trilogy—with analytical precision, situating them within the broader intellectual and political climate of postwar France. Written in a measured, scholarly tone, the study neither lionizes nor dismisses its subject, instead offering a balanced and incisive account of how Sartre's ideas evolved and at times contradicted themselves. For students of French literature, existentialism, or twentieth-century political thought, this remains an authoritative and indispensable critical guide.
Author: Philip Thody
Format: Paperback
Published: 1960, Hamish Hamilton
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A rigorous work of literary and political criticism, Philip Thody's study presents a comprehensive examination of one of the twentieth century's most influential and controversial thinkers. Tracing the arc of Sartre's career from his early existentialist fiction and drama through his later Marxist political commitments, the text argues that Sartre's literary output and his philosophical convictions are inseparable, each illuminating the other in profound ways. Thody details the major works—including Nausea, Being and Nothingness, and The Roads to Freedom trilogy—with analytical precision, situating them within the broader intellectual and political climate of postwar France. Written in a measured, scholarly tone, the study neither lionizes nor dismisses its subject, instead offering a balanced and incisive account of how Sartre's ideas evolved and at times contradicted themselves. For students of French literature, existentialism, or twentieth-century political thought, this remains an authoritative and indispensable critical guide.