Existential and Its Exits
Subtitle: Literary and Philosophical Perspectives on the Works of Beckett, Ionesco, Genet and Pinter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9781472507778
Subjects: Beckett, samuel, 1906-1989; Ionesco, eugene, 1909-1994; Genet, jean, 1910-1986; Pinter, harold, 1930-2008; Husserl, edmund, 1859-1938; Heidegger, martin, 1889-1976; Sartre, jean paul, 1905-1980; French literature, history and criticism, 20th century; English literature, history and criticism, 20th century
Description: "The book fills a significant gap in modern critical studies. Hitherto, there has been no considered attempt to relate Existentialist thought to contemporary literature--and this is precisely what Dr Dobrez achieves, taking four leading writers and discussing their work in relation to Husserl, Heidegger and Sartre. Readers will find this account enlightening in its discussion of Existentialism itself and its application of Existentialist principles in modern literature. Thus this book will be of great value to students of both contemporary literature and modern philosophy."--Bloomsbury Publishing.