Philosophical Writings (Beauvoir Series) (Hardcover)

by Simone De Beauvoir (Author), Margaret A. Simons (Editor), Marybeth Timmermann (Author), Mary Beth Mader (Author) "In December 1924, when Simone de Beauvoir almost certainly wrote her essay analyzing Claude Bernard's Introduction à l'étude de la médecine expérimentale (Introduction to the..." (more)
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“This is a magnificent piece of work. It is an engaging read and lets English readers to whom French is not accessible have first-hand access to some now much-discussed evidence regarding the independence of Beauvoir’s thought. The translation is beautiful, smooth, and true. A real coup!” -- Claudia Card, Emma Goldman Professor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin



 

“This book is an enormously significant event which scholars have been eagerly awaiting for quite some time. Study of Beauvoir’s diaries not only alerts us to fascinating and unknown influences on her intellectual and personal development, but it could also form the basis for an amazing study of how the raw material of adolescent emotion, all its masochism and its narcissism, became transmuted into the readable and beautiful texts from which we can all learn so much.” -- Meryl Altman, director of women’s studies, DePauw University

Product Description

Dating from her years as a philosophy student at the Sorbonne, this is the 1926-27 diary of the teenager who would become the famous French philosopher, author, and feminist, Simone de Beauvoir. Written years before her first meeting with Jean-Paul Sartre, these diaries reveal previously unknown details about her life and offer critical insights into her early philosophy and literary works. Presented here for the first time in translation and fully annotated, the diary is completed by essays from Barbara Klaw and Margaret A. Simons that address its philosophical, historical, and literary significance. The volume represents an invaluable resource for tracing the development of Beauvoir’s independent thinking and influence on the world.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press (January 26, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0252029828
• ISBN-13: 978-0252029820
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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