Story I Tell Myself A Venture in Existentialist Autobiography

Name: Story I Tell Myself A Venture in Existentialist Autobiography
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ISBN: 9780226037332

ISBN-10: 0226037339

ISBN-13: 9780226037332

Edition: N/A

Authors: Hazel E. Barnes

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Best known as the writer who introduced French existentialism to English-speaking readers through her translation of Sartre's Being and Nothingness, Hazel E. Barnes has written an autobiography that is both the success story of a professional woman as well as a profoundly moving reflection on growing older. Transcending the personal details of her life, Barnes' memoir stands as an important contribution to the intellectual history of our century. "An intimate record of our times and of the ongoing issues that challenge us to define ourselves over and over again."--Kirkus Reviews "An engaging autobiography that spans not only [Barnes'] self-identified period of 'flourishing' but virtually…

Book details

Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/15/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 370
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Recognitions and Acknowledgments


Living with the Century Apologia for an Autobiography



Being a Child



Being Educated



Conversions and Epiphanies



Interlude



Engagement with Existentialism



Existential Feminism



Teaching for a Living



Living in the Rockies



Making an Ending


Index