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Using examples from modem writers the author examines the impact of death using the concepts of grace, violence and self. Originally published in 1954. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Author:   Frederick John Hoffman
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   3914
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9780691623689

ISBN 10:   0691623686
Pages:   524
Publication Date:   08 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

"*Frontmatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xi*CONTENTS, pg. xv*INTRODUCTION: A LOOK AT THE TERMS, pg. 1*1. VIOLENCE AND DECORUM, pg. 23*2. THE CONSEQUENCES OF SECULAR GRACE, pg. 94*3. THE ASSAILANT AND THE VICTIM: SOME DEFINITIONS OF MODERN VIOLENCE, pg. 139*4. THE MOMENT OF VIOLENCE: ERNST JUENGER AND THE LITERARY PROBLEM OF FACT, pg. 158*5. THE SCENE OF VIOLENCE: DOSTOEVSKY AND DREISER, pg. 179*6. THE IMAGERY OF CATASTROPHE, pg. 202*7. ""TERROR'S UNIQUE ENIGMA"": THE LITERATURE OF WORLD WAR II, pg. 224*8. THE HERO IN ABSENTIA: THE CONCENTRATION CAMP, pg. 267*9. KAFKA'S THE TRIAL: THE ASSAILANT AS LANDSCAPE, pg. 291*10. THE TRANSCENDENT SELF, pg. 317*11. ""ECSTATIC TEMPORALITY"": THE SELF IN TIME, pg. 341*12. ""THE BOOK OF HIMSELF"": JOYCE AND LAWRENCE, pg. 393*13. EXISTENTIALIST LIVING AND DYING, pg. 424*14. CONCLUSION: THE WHEEL OF SELF, pg. 453*INDEX, pg. 495"

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