Love, desire and transcendence in French literature : deciphering Eros /
"European literature and theory of the twentieth century have been intensely preoccupied with questions of 'Desire', whereas 'love' has increasingly represented a fractured and strange, if not actually suspect, proposal: this is a prime symptom of an age of deep cultural mut...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
[2005], ©2005
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : c2005 Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : ©2005 Aldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, VT : c2005 Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : [2005] |
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| Summary: | "European literature and theory of the twentieth century have been intensely preoccupied with questions of 'Desire', whereas 'love' has increasingly represented a fractured and strange, if not actually suspect, proposal: this is a prime symptom of an age of deep cultural mutation and uncertainty. Paul Gifford's book allows this considerable contemporary phenomenon to be observed steadily and whole, with strategic understanding of its origins, nature and meaning. Gifford paints a clear and coherent picture of the evolution of erotic ideas and their imaginary and format expressions in modern French writing He first retraces the formative matrix of French tradition by engaging with five classic sources: Plato's Symposium, the Song of Songs, the myth of Genesis, the tension between Greek Eros and Christian Agape and the repercussions of Nietzsche's declaration of the 'death of God'. The book will appeal not only to students of French literature, but to all those interested in the cultural upheavals of the twentieth century."--Jacket |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 345 p. ; 24 cm 345 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-338) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-338) and index |
| ISBN: | 0754652696 (alk. paper) 0754652696 9780754652694 (alk. paper) 9780754652694 |