Simone Weil

Simone WeilSituates Weil's writing within the French literary tradition, and recognizes her as a master stylist. Simone Weil created a memorable uvre remarkable for its lucid, striking, and seemingly transparent prose. Aphoristic and impersonal in tone, it is the instrument of a master stylist. The first to recognize Weil's achievement as a writer, this book situates her work within the French literary tradition, showing its affinities with Pascal and

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presents dozens of examples of biblical dreams and visions

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This bold and original study looks at the performance of identity in the public sphere

These issues are reviewed and improvements are proposed

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as derived from Nietzsche

is clear and logical

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