
- 124 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This book is a short introduction to Witold Gombrowicz's life and work as one of the most prominent figures in twentieth-century literature and theater, providing intertextual perspectives that allow readers to analyze his short stories, plays, and novels in broad contexts.
Gombrowicz (1904–1969) was a writer and philosopher whose experimental literary works belong to the stream of European existentialism and simultaneously mark the birth of postmodernism. In Gombrowicz's grotesque universe, there is no separation between literature, biography, sexuality, and philosophy. His novels, including Ferdydurke, Trans-Atlantyk, and Pornography, contain autobiographical elements, whereas in his renowned Diary, daily life becomes an object of sophisticated philosophical reflection that links introspection with humor and a gift for observation.
Gombrowicz: An Introduction is an approachable guide for students and instructors of Slavic literature and culture, comparative literature, philosophy, and theater studies.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Endorsement Page
- Half-Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Violence
- 3 Eroticism
- 4 Self
- 5 Intersubjectivity
- 6 Being and Nothingness
- 7 Epilogue
- Calendarium
- Bibliography
- Illustration Information
- Name Index
- Subject Index