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Explores the impact of existentialism in global theatre, literature, philosophy, politics, psychology and film
Analyses the dissemination of existentialism through literary periodicals, plays, universities and libraries around the world
Revives the path taken by a philosophical movement that continues to contribute to the anti-discrimination politics of today
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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North America
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Front Matter
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Europe Outside France
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Front Matter
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Asia, Latin America, and Africa
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Front Matter
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About this book
This edited collection re-examines the global impact of Sartre’s philosophy from 1944-68. From his emergence as an eminent philosopher, dramatist, and novelist, to becoming the ‘world’s conscience’ through his political commitment, Jean-Paul Sartre shaped the mind-set of a generation, influencing writers and thinkers both in France and far beyond.
Exploring the presence of existentialism in literature, theatre, philosophy, politics, psychology and film, the contributors seek to discover what made Sartre’s philosophy so successful outside of France. With twenty diverse chapters encompassing the US, Europe, the Middle East, East Asia and Latin America, the volume analyses the dissemination of existentialism through literary periodicals, plays, universities and libraries around the world, as well as the substantial challenges it faced.
The global post-war surge of existentialism left permanent traces in history, exerting considerable influence on our way of life in its quest for authenticity and freedom. This timely and compelling volume revives the path taken by a philosophical movement that continues to contribute to the anti-discrimination politics of today.
Editors and Affiliations
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Sartre Society, Chur, Switzerland
Alfred Betschart
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University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Juliane Werner
About the editors
Alfred Betschart is a Swiss Sartre scholar with particular interests in the history of existentialism, existentialist ethics, and existentialism and politics.
Juliane Werner is a research fellow and lecturer in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Vienna, Austria. She has recently worked and published on the cultural transfer of existentialism and on various aspects of philosophical fiction.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sartre and the International Impact of Existentialism
Editors: Alfred Betschart, Juliane Werner
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38482-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-38481-4Published: 22 April 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-38484-5Published: 23 April 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-38482-1Published: 21 April 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 388
Topics: Existentialism, History of Philosophy