The New Sartre: Explorations in Postmodernism

By Nik Farrell Fox

Book Overview

Jean Paul Sartre is still widely regarded as France's most famous and influential philosopher. The New Sartre presents a radical reassessment of Sartre's work, the first systematic study of Sartre's relationship to postmodernism.The book presents the reader with a detailed analysis of Sartre's entire oeuvre, from the 1930s to the 1970s, focussing in particular on his two main philosophical texts, Being and Nothingness and The Critique of Dialectical Reason. A fundamental revaluation of one of the central figures of 20th Century thought, The New Sartre highlights the critical value and enduring relevance of Sartre's work to our postmodern times.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826490972
• ISBN13: 9780826490971
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Academic
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"