From Juby to Arras [Hardcover]

Barnett DeRamus (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 12, 1990 | ISBN-10: 0819177253 | ISBN-13: 978-0819177254

This book discusses the concept of engagement (commitment) in the life and works of the French author/pilot Antoine de Saint-ExupÈry. This is a literary study concentrating on four major works: Courrier Sud, Vol de nuit, Terre des hommes, and Pilote de guerre. The study opens with a discussion of the influence of World War I on post-war literature, defines engagement, and compares concepts among Saint-ExupÈry, Sartre, Camus, Malraux, and Hemingway. Following is an examination of the role of the airplane and flight in the literature of the 1920s and 1930s and an analysis of Saint-ExupÈry's personal experiences as reflected in Courrier Sud and in Vol de nuit. There is a further examination of how the author's life is mirrored in Terre des hommes and Pilote de guerre. There is a final investigation of certain challenges and inspirations that demonstrate Saint-ExupÈry's view of engagement in relation to the four major topics of his works: nature, the desert, flight, and the enemy.

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...original and refreshing study on one of the most meaningful writers of our century....>>>> (French Review )

...original and refreshing study on one of the most meaningful writers of our century.... (French Review )

Product Details

• Hardcover: 182 pages
• Publisher: University Press Of America (June 12, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0819177253
• ISBN-13: 978-0819177254
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,687,517 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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