Freedom, Slavery, and Absolutism: Corneille, Pascal, Racine

by Ziad Elmarsafy

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0838755488
• ISBN13: 9780838755488
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Bucknell University Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.6"