- Existentialism, Existentialism in literature, Existentiefilosofie, Dans la littérature
Existentialism is perhaps the most misunderstood of modern philosophic positions-- misunderstood by reason of its broad popularity and general unfamiliarity with its origins, representatives, and principles.
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Grave, earnest, spare and character-led.
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- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Walter Arnold Kaufmann
- First published
- 1956
- Pages
- 321
- Publisher
- Peter Smith Publisher, New American Library, Meridian Books
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780452004979
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About Walter Arnold Kaufmann · 1921–1980
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