Choices and Conflicts

This book approaches literary existentialism (1935-1960) from a philosophical point of view and provides a semantic frame through which the primary works of this movement can be interpreted. Readings of Sartre, Sábato, Camus, Böll, De Beauvoir, Nooteboom, and others emphasize the place and themes specific to each writer within literary existentialism as a whole. One of the most original features of this study is its focus on the central notion of 'engagement' after 1960. Having highlighted its waning in postmodernism, van Stralen then demonstrates the vigorous resurgence of this pivotal concept in postcolonial discourses.

Autorentext

The Author: Hans van Stralen studied theology, philosophy, as well as Dutch and comparative literature. He has published widely on hermeneutic themes, with a particular focus on modernism and existentialism. Hans van Stralen is affiliated with both the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and Utrecht University in the Netherlands.

Inhalt

Contents: Existentialism Phenomenology Literary history Literary theory.