Jean-Paul Sartre: Politics and Culture in Postwar France

Scriven, Michael

This book offers an assessment of Sartre as an exemplary figure in the evolving political and cultural landscape of post-1945 France. Sartre's originality is located in the tense relationship that he maintained between deeply held revolutionary political beliefs and a residual yet critical attachment to traditional forms of cultural expression. A series of case-studies centred on Gaullism, communism, Maoism (Part 1), the theatre, art criticism and the media (Part 2), illustrate the continuing relevance and appeal of Sartre to the contemporary world.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1999-06-23

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333633212

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-27564-9

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 193