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The Tragic Discourse

Shestov and Fondane's Existential Thought - La Pensée Existentielle de Chestov et de Fondane

The Tragic Discourse( )
Editor: Fotiade, Ramona
Series title:European Connections Ser.
ISBN:978-3-03910-899-2
Publication Date:Aug 2006
Publisher:Peter Lang Publishing, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $141.95
Book Description:

An influential forerunner of French Existentialism, the Russian-born thinker Lev Shestov (1866-1938) elaborated a radical critique of rationalist knowledge and ethics from the point of view of individual human existence. Best known for his ground-breaking comparative studies of Tolstoy and Nietzsche, and of Dostoevsky and Nietzsche, Shestov defined his conception as the 'philosophy of tragedy'. Shestov's philosophical hermeneutics of the literary work of art was later developed and...
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Book Details
Pages:300
Detailed Subjects: Philosophy / Movements / Existentialism
Literary Criticism / European / French
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):21.996 x 15.011 cm
Book Weight:0.45 Kilograms



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