Out of This World: Gnostic Encounters in Modern French Literature and Thought

by Bruno Chaouat

Ebook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open initiative.

The 20th century is one of "great derangement." The idea that History has any meaning or direction has been challenged by two world wars, totalitarianism, and genocides, and now by pandemics, artificial intelligence, and the environmental crisis. The experience of the absurd is tangible and widespread. Times of cultural and material transitions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1802074511
• ISBN13: 9781802074512
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"