176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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In Nausea, the 1938 novel that made Sartre famous, the protagonist is a historian who abandons the biography he is writing because he comes to believe that all histories are fictional, escapist, and useless. He sought the one and only truth of history; a truth that would revolutionize the world. By the time Sartre published his most mature works, he claimed to have written a biography that was... Read more
1 To Historicize or Not to Historicize 2 From Time to History 3 The Historical Search for the Unhistorical 4 Human History and the Human Condition 5 History and Revolution 6 History and a Note on Ethics
Biography
Mark Hulliung
“Hulliung presents a particularly enlightening account of Sartre’s concern with problems afflicting groups that lack a history. The author draws his conclusions with care and subtlety. This book, which is refreshingly free of technical vocabulary, is accessible to a broad audience. Summing Up: Recommended.” —CHOICE
