Conceptions of the Absurd : From Surrealism to Chestov's and Fondane's Existential Thought
Overview
The concept of the Absurd was a source of fascination for artists and intellectuals throughout the twentieth century. Two interpretations in particular were to provide major reference points for French writers in the 1920s and 1930s: the Surrealist 'free functioning of thought', and the existential critique of rational discourse elaborated by Leon Chestov(1866-1938) and Benjamine Fondane(1898-1944). In this highly original study, Fotiade examines the less familiar existential line, and shows that Chestov and Fondane's project found both support and illustration in the force-field of the Surrealist movement. the work of such dissident writers as Antonin Artuad, Roger Gilbert-Lecomte and Rene Daumal takes on wider intellectual context.
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- ISBN-13: 9781900755474
- ISBN-10: 1900755475
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: August 2001
- Dimensions: 8.54 x 5.64 x 0.78 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.93 pounds
- Page Count: 270
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