André Malraux
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Few figures in twentieth-century intellectual life command as much fascination as André Malraux — novelist, art theorist, resistance fighter, and French Minister of Cultural Affairs — whose life reads as dramatically as any of his fictions. This volume in the prestigious Modern Critical Views series, edited and introduced by Harold Bloom, gathers the most incisive critical essays on Malraux's work, examining his major novels such as Man's Fate and Man's Hope alongside his monumental meditations on art and civilisation. Bloom's editorial hand brings rigour and coherence to a collection that confronts the central tensions in Malraux's oeuvre: the interplay between heroic action and existential despair, the redemptive power of art against the chaos of history, and the enduring question of what it means to be human in an age of catastrophe. Contributors argue, dissect, and illuminate with the precision of scholars deeply invested in their subject, making this an indispensable resource for students and readers who wish to understand why Malraux remains one of the most contested and compelling voices of the modern era.
Author: Harold Bloom
Format: Hardback
Published: 1988, Chelsea House Publishers
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few figures in twentieth-century intellectual life command as much fascination as André Malraux — novelist, art theorist, resistance fighter, and French Minister of Cultural Affairs — whose life reads as dramatically as any of his fictions. This volume in the prestigious Modern Critical Views series, edited and introduced by Harold Bloom, gathers the most incisive critical essays on Malraux's work, examining his major novels such as Man's Fate and Man's Hope alongside his monumental meditations on art and civilisation. Bloom's editorial hand brings rigour and coherence to a collection that confronts the central tensions in Malraux's oeuvre: the interplay between heroic action and existential despair, the redemptive power of art against the chaos of history, and the enduring question of what it means to be human in an age of catastrophe. Contributors argue, dissect, and illuminate with the precision of scholars deeply invested in their subject, making this an indispensable resource for students and readers who wish to understand why Malraux remains one of the most contested and compelling voices of the modern era.