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Saramago's Philosophical Heritage

Saramago's Philosophical Heritage

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Publisher's Synopsis

The past decades have seen a growing "philosophical" interest in a number of authors, but strangely enough Saramago's oeuvre has been left somewhat aside. This volume aims at filling this gap by providing a diverse range of philosophical perspectives and expositions on Saramago's work. The chapters explore some possible issues arising from his works: from his use of Plato's allegory of the cave to his re-readings of Biblical stories; from his critique and "reinvention" of philosophy of history to his allegorical exploration of alternative histories; from his humorous approach to our being-towards-death to the revolutionary political charge of his fiction. The essays here confront Saramago's fiction with concepts, theories, and suggestions belonging to various philosophical traditions and philosophers including Plato, Pascal, Kierkegaard, Freud, Benjamin, Heidegger, Lacan, Foucault, Patocka, Derrida, Agamben, and Zizek.

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Book information

ISBN: 9783319919225
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
DEWEY: 869.342
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 261
Weight: 488g
Height: 210mm
Width: 148mm
Spine width: 18mm