Ethical Issues in Twentieth Century French Fiction: Killing the Other

by C. Davis

2020-04-20 08:10:44

This book examines ethical problems raised by a number of key twentieth-century theoretical and fictional texts by authors such as Levinas, Sartre, Beauvoir, Yourcenar, Duras and Genet. It argues that even texts which apparently espouse ethical posit... Read more
This book examines ethical problems raised by a number of key twentieth-century theoretical and fictional texts by authors such as Levinas, Sartre, Beauvoir, Yourcenar, Duras and Genet. It argues that even texts which apparently espouse ethical positions based on respect for and responsibility towards others, frequently depict conflict as an insurmountable aspect of human relations. This is reflected at an aesthetic level, as these texts both describe the struggle for supremacy and replicate it in their relation to their readers. Less

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File size5.51(w)x8.50(h)x(d)
Print pages228
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date December 8, 1999
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780333733714

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