Baudelaire, Sartre and Camus: Lectures and Commentaries
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Baudelaire, Sartre and Camus: Lectures and Commentaries
By (Author) Garnet Rees
University of Wales Press
University of Wales Press
9th April 1976
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
841.8
Physical Properties
Paperback
93
Width 150mm, Height 230mm
Description
This book presents a brief introduction to each writer, centring on a particular work ("Les Fleurs du mal, Les Mains sales, La peste") and imediately followed by a commentary on an extract (the Baudelaire poem chose is '"Le Cygne"'). Professor Rees ends by presenting some pointers on the nature of twentieth century French literature in general, as a guide to the student beginner.
Reviews
"The general accounts of Sartre and Camus are models of collectedness and lucidity, uncluttered and firm . . . " -Journal of European Studies
-- "Journal of European Studies""The book is well written and competent . . ." -Choice-- "Choice"
Author Bio
Professor Rees held a Chair of Modern French Literature at the University of Hull.
