Writing against death : the autobiographies of Simone de Beauvoir

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Writing against death : the autobiographies of Simone de Beauvoir

Title remainder

the autobiographies of Simone de Beauvoir

Statement of responsibility

Susan Bainbrigge

Creator

• Bainbrigge, Susan

Subject

• Autobiography
• Beauvoir, Simone de, 1908-1986 -- Criticism and interpretation
• Beauvoir, Simone de, 1908-1986 -- Critique et interprétation
• Death in literature
• Authors, French -- 20th century -- Biography

Genre

• Biography

Language

eng

Summary

Much has been written on Simone de Beauvoir, one of France's leading intellectual figures of the 20th century. The sheer volume of her autobiographical writings testifies to her indefatigable questioning of the nature of existence and her personal and public engagement in the world over the best part of a century. This study aims to re-evaluate her extensive autobiographical œuvre, exploring its place in relation to the French autobiographical canon, and in the light of recent theorisations of autobiography. It presents readings which engage critically with existentialism, feminist theory, and

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• Faux titre, 262
• Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central

Cataloging source

CaPaEBR

Index

index present

LC call number

PQ2603.E362

LC item number

W75 2005eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• standards specifications
• bibliography