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Book SynopsisViewing thematic writing as the differentiation and elaboration of cultural knowledge, P. M. Cryle applies this new kind of thematics to the commitment" most often mentioned by literary critics in connection with existentialist literature. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to aga
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*METHODOLOGICAL PREFACE, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xvii*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*I The Hill and the Plain: La Colline inspiree, pg. 23*II. The Upright and the Rampant: Germinal, pg. 56*III. The Ups and Downs of Commitment and Detachment: "La Comedie de Charleroi", pg. 82*IV. The High Plateaus: L'Homme a cheval, pg. 118*V. Getting Down to Earth: Les Mouches, "Erostrate," Les Chemins de la Liberte, pg. 172*VI. Making Molehills out of Mountains: Imaginative Polemics in Sartre and, pg. 218*VII. Routine Elevation: Le Mythe de Sisyphe, La Peste, L'Exil et le royaume, La Chute, pg. 242*VIII. Refusing to Go Down: Rhinoceros, Le Pieton de Vair, pg. 295*CONCLUSION, pg. 332*NOTES, pg. 365*BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SECONDARY TEXTS, pg. 408*INDEX, pg. 439
