This is a biography of de Beauvoir and Sartre that draws strongly on newly available journals and letters written by the couple, as well as on long-established sources. By carefully tracing the dates of composition of some of de Beauvoir's and Sartre's key works, it demonstrates the previously unrecognized part that de Beauvoir played in the development of the ideas long claimed as Sartre's alone in "Being and Nothingness" and other early works. This discovery is at the heart of the Fullbrooks' account of de Beauvoir's and ...
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This is a biography of de Beauvoir and Sartre that draws strongly on newly available journals and letters written by the couple, as well as on long-established sources. By carefully tracing the dates of composition of some of de Beauvoir's and Sartre's key works, it demonstrates the previously unrecognized part that de Beauvoir played in the development of the ideas long claimed as Sartre's alone in "Being and Nothingness" and other early works. This discovery is at the heart of the Fullbrooks' account of de Beauvoir's and Sartre's childhoods, and their first 20 years together as a couple who changed the intellectual outlook of the world. Original documentary evidence also supports a revisionary account of the couple's intimate lives, whose radical sexual freedom, the authors argue, mmust now be understood as stemming from de Beauvoir's rather than Sartre's personal needs. This text aims to provide insights into the lives, literature and and ideas of two major figures on the modern cultural scene, and raises questions as to the psychological needs, sexual politics and bad faith that led de Beauvoir and Sartre to give false accounts of the inner workings of their relationship.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. First Edition in fine unread condition. Remainder mark to bottom edge at foot of spine. A great copy! Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 214 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Good. Using newly available documentary evidence in diaries and letters, the authors present a startling new view of one of the legenday sexual and intellectual partnerships of the 20th century--the relationship between the matriarch of modern feminism and and father of existentialism.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Near fine in near fine dustwrapper. Book is very slightly rubbed at spine ends, almost new. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
