Candide nous conte les mésaventures d'un voyageur philosophe qui affronte les horreurs de la guerre et les sanglants caprices de la Nature ; qui connaît les désillusions de l'amour et découvre les turpitudes de ses semblables, faisant à l'occasion l'expérience de leurs dangereuses fantaisies. Pourtant si l'homme est un bien méchant animal et si l'existence n'est qu'une cascade de catastrophes, est-ce une raison pour que le héros perde sa sérénité et le récit son allégresse ?
Presents over one hundred woodcuts by nearly thirty German Expressionists, primarily from the early twentieth century, including works by Edvard Munch and Ernst Barlach.
Through a wide-ranging critical history of the idea of Europe from its origins in classical antiquity to the present day, this book offers a new conception of the European that challenges the Eurocentrism, Euro-supremacism, and Euro- universalism that have for so long beset the idea of Europe.
This book explores the critical history of nihilism, tracing its evolution from the French Revolution to contemporary postmodern theories. It examines key figures like Nietzsche and the influence of nihilism on modernism and postmodernism, emphasizing art as a vital counterforce to nihilism's impact on culture and politics.
Samuel Beckett and Cultural Nationalism explores Beckett's engagement with the theme of cultural nationalism throughout his writing life, revealing the various ways in which he sought to challenge culturally nationalist conceptions of art and literature, while never embracing a cosmopolitan approach.