The aftermath of war (Situations III)
By: Jean-Paul Sartre ; translated by Chris Turner.
Contributors: Turner, Chris.
Publisher: Seagull Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781905422883
Subjects: Giacometti, Alberto, -- 1901-1966.; Calder, Alexander, -- 1898-1976.; Collaborationists -- France -- History -- 20th century.; Government, Resistance to -- France -- History -- 20th century.; Materialism -- Philosophy.; Poetry -- Black authors -- History and criticism.; Art criticism.; France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945.; United States -- Description and travel.; United States -- Civilization -- 1945-
Other titles: Aftermath of war; Situations III
Work titles: Situations. 3.
Description: "Situations III, published in English for the first time in the form that Sartre himself gave to the collection, contains essays from the philosopher's most creative period, 1945-49. The first section, comprising articles written at the end of World War II and published variously in Paris, New York and London, conveys Sartre's immediate post-War reflections on collaboration, resistance and liberation. Part Two brings together the most telling of the pieces that reflect his long trip to the USA in January-May 1945. After a lucid philosophical exposition of the failings of philosophical materialism in Part Three, Sartre focuses in the fourth section on the new revolutionary poetry of 'Negritude' in the famous long essay 'Black Orpheus'. Part Five is devoted to meditations on the visual arts, with penetrating essays on the work of Alberto Giacometti and Alexander Calder, both of whom Sartre knew well."--Dust jacket.
Notes: Originally published in French under title: Situations III. Paris : Gallimard, 1949; v. 3 of a multivolume work published from 1947-1965.

French ed. first published in 1949.

Includes bibliographical references.