Lev Shestov : the philosophy and works of a tragic thinker / Andrea Oppo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oppo, Andrea, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shestov, Lev, 1866-1938.

Shestov, Lev.

Shestov, Lev,-1866-1938.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (346 pages)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Academic Studies Press, [2020]

Summary:

This study spans, in a single monograph, the entire life and work of the Russian philosopher Lev Shestov (1866-1938). It offers keys to understanding his thought, while also tracing the historical itinerary of his work. Shestov’s thought is not only interesting in itself, as a “philosophy fighting against philosophy,” but also because it reveals an entire world of cultural connections in its extraordinarily keen exploration of other “souls.” The reader will find in Shestov some of the sharpest analyses of authors such as Shakespeare, Nietzsche, Tolstoi, Dostoevskii, Luther, Plotinus, Pascal, Kierkegaard and many others. This study will better determine the controversial and fascinating philosopher’s place in the history of Russian and Western thought.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Editorial Notes

Introduction

Part One—Shestov in Russia

Chapter I The Philosophy Of Tragedy (1898–1905)

Chapter II Art As Negativity: The Literary Criticism Years (1901–1910)

Part Two—Shestov in France

Chapter III Wandering Through The Souls (1914–1929)

Chapter IV Athens and Jerusalem: The Logic and The Thunder (1930–1938)

Conclusion

Appendices

Bibliography and Works Cited

Index of Names

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-64469-469-7

1-64469-468-9

OCLC:

1223028312