The Intellectual Resistance in Europe

by James D. Wilkinson

Book Overview

Camus, Sartre, and Beauvoir in France. Eich, Richter, and B?ll in Germany. Pavese, Levi, and Silone in Italy. These are among the defenders of human dignity whose lives and work are explored in this widely encompassing work. James D. Wilkinson examines for the first time the cultural impact of the anti-Fascist literary movements in Europe and the search of intellectuals for renewal--for social change through moral endeavor--during World War II...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674457765
• ISBN13: 9780674457768
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

anti-facism among the intellectuals in Europe

358 pages, indexed, a few illustrations. An important aspect of understanding Europe in the years from 1935 to 1950. This book will introduce students to many brave writers and others who deserve to be remembered.