Buch, Englisch, Band 290, 202 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 327 g
Reihe: Faux Titre
The Making of an Intellectual
Buch, Englisch, Band 290, 202 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 327 g
Reihe: Faux Titre
ISBN: 978-90-420-2112-9
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi
This book examines the evolution of François Mauriac’s career during the twentieth century, and his gradual transformation from novelist to intellectual. Situating Mauriac and his activities firmly in their socio-cultural context, it draws in particular on the insights provided by Bourdieusian sociology to explore the mechanisms and social processes which allow Mauriac to emerge as an authoritative voice of moral conscience. In doing so, it offers new perspective on key moments in his career, from his changing fortunes as a novelist in the 1930s, examined here for the first time through the prism of his reception by the influential Nouvelle Revue française, to his unlikely collaboration with the then-radical L’Express in the 1950s. At the same time, it argues that tracing Mauriac’s trajectory helps to crystallise the broader changes affecting the literary and cultural landscape in France during the twentieth century.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgements
Conventions of Reference
Introduction
Chapter 1: Choices and Positionings
Chapter 2: Death and Resurrection
Chapter 3: Responsibility and Commitment
Chapter 4: Commitment and Commodification
Chapter 5: Abdication and Alienation
Bibliography
Index