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Jean-Paul Sartre: Mind and Body, Word and Deed celebrates Sartre's
polyvalence with an examination of Sartrean philosophy, literature,
and politics. In four distinct yet related sections, twelve
scholars from three continents examine Sartre's thought, writing
and action over his long career. "Sartre and the Body" reappraises
Sartre's work in dialogue with other philosophers past and present,
including Maine de Biran, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Didier Anzieu.
"Sartre and Time" offers a first-hand account by Michel Contat of
Sartre and Beauvoir working together, and a "philosophy in
practice" analysis by Francois Noudelmann. "Ideology and Politics"
uses Sartrean notions of commitment and engagement to address
modern and contemporary politics, including insights into Castro,
De Gaulle, Sarkozy and Obama. Finally, an important but neglected
episode of Sartre's life-the visit that he and Beauvoir made to
Japan in 1966-is narrated with verve and humour by Professor Suzuki
Michihiko, who first met Sartre during that visit and remained in
touch subsequently. Taken together, these twelve chapters make a
strong case for the continued relevance of Sartre today.
This collection of twelve essays by scholars from the USA, Canada,
the UK and Japan, presents fresh perspectives on familiar Sartrean
subjects and novel approaches to neglected ones. Divided into four
equal parts - Aesthetics, Philosophy, Politics and Revolt - its
chapters reflect both the eclectic scope of Sartre's project and
the dynamic attention it continues to attract. Moreover, this
intellectual interest extends beyond the field of "Sartre studies"
and across the generations, from established specialists to younger
academics regarding Sartre from some surprising new angles: Pop-Art
and jazz prove to be revealing prisms, as do dialogues with
Dennett, Ilyenkov, Badiou and Genet, among others. In short, this
is a book whose original essays make a lively contribution to the
continuing critical conversation around the work of Jean-Paul
Sartre.
Published on the eve of the philosopher-play-wright's centenary,
this study offers a wide-ranging re-appraisal of Sartre's complete
dramatic opus, from the inaugural 'nativity' play, Bariona (1940),
to the swan-song chorus of Armageddon, Les Troyennes (1965). It
draws on a close reading of Sartre's writings in philosophy,
literature and criticism, and provides an extensive survey of
journalistic and academic reception. Each play is situated in
relation both to Sartre's intellectual evolution and to the broader
historical context. This is the first full-length study in English,
for more than thirty years, covering the whole of Sartre's theatre,
and it will interest students of twentieth-century European drama,
as well as those of modern French literature and ideas.
Sartre's Second Century reflects the richness of Sartre's vision of
the human condition, the diversity of the means he employed in
grappling with it, and the lengthy trajectory of his itinerary, in
a variety of wider cultural perspectives. The centenary of Sartre's
birth in 2005 was the primary occasion for many of the essays
included in this volume. Hosted by the UK or North American Sartre
Societies, contributors participating in Sartre's centennial
celebrations were asked to address the central themes and overall
development of his life and thought. As the present collection
shows, the attempt to present Sartre in a retrospective light also
provides a basis for assessing the relevance of his work for the
new century.
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