This book explores the concept of freedom by reading the works of Corneille, Pascal, and Racine as political theories in the guise of literature. Within this framework, a certain model quickly becomes apparent, namely that of absolute sovereignty as the guarantor of freedom. The three writers under consideration share the view that freedom is ensured only by absolute authority rather than the absence of such authority. From Corneille, who modulates freedom through an erotic link to the monarch as a means through which the ...
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This book explores the concept of freedom by reading the works of Corneille, Pascal, and Racine as political theories in the guise of literature. Within this framework, a certain model quickly becomes apparent, namely that of absolute sovereignty as the guarantor of freedom. The three writers under consideration share the view that freedom is ensured only by absolute authority rather than the absence of such authority. From Corneille, who modulates freedom through an erotic link to the monarch as a means through which the glorious individual is brought into the state's fold, to Pascal, who traces the liberation of the will via absolute submission to God, to Racine, for whom absolute submission to the most Christian king is the only route to political and personal salvation, Elmarsafy studies a politics of taking charge that differs markedly form the contemporary orthodoy that privileges individual freedom.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Hardcover in black paper over boards with gilt titles to spine, in violet and black illustrated jacket, 8vo. 196pp. Index, bibliography, endnotes. Fine/Fine. Mild spine slant with no effect on tight, strong binding. Book and jacket are otherwise as new: bright, tight, sharp and unmarked. Jacket in Brodart. Multiple copies available; please inquire.
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Fair. PIECE CUT from dust jacket to remove library label. 2003. Otherwise a good hardcover ex-library book with usual library markings, clean pages, and moderate cover wear. Booksavers receives donated books and recycles them in a variety of ways. Proceeds benefit the work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in the U.S. and around the world.
