The thematics of commitment : the tower & the plain / P.M. Cryle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cryle, P. M. (Peter Maxwell), 1946- author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 867

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French literature--20th century--History and criticism.

French literature.

Commitment (Psychology) in literature.

French literature--19th century--History and criticism.

French literature--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Other Title:

Thematics of commitment : the tower and the plain

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1985]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Viewing thematic writing as the differentiation and elaboration of cultural knowledge, P. M. Cryle applies this new kind of thematics to the commitment" most often mentioned by literary critics in connection with existentialist literature.Originally published in 1985.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

METHODOLOGICAL PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

I The Hill and the Plain: La Colline inspirée

II. The Upright and the Rampant: Germinal

III. The Ups and Downs of Commitment and Detachment: "La Comédie de Charleroi"

IV. The High Plateaus: L'Homme à cheval

V. Getting Down to Earth: Les Mouches, "Erostrate," Les Chemins de la Liberté

VI. Making Molehills out of Mountains: Imaginative Polemics in Sartre and

VII. Routine Elevation: Le Mythe de Sisyphe, La Peste, L'Exil et le royaume, La Chute

VIII. Refusing to Go Down: Rhinocéros, Le Piéton de Vair

CONCLUSION

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SECONDARY TEXTS

INDEX

Notes:

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Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781400853700

1400853702

OCLC:

889249583