Blanchot, Maurice
The Unavowable Community
- ISBN 13:
- 9781581771046
- author:
- Blanchot, Maurice
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Barrytown/Station Hill
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2000
- Pages:
- 60
- Genre:
- General
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Unavowable Community by Maurice Blanchot explores the nature and possibility of community, questioning whether it is possible for individuals to come together in a truly communal setting. The author's inquiry delves into the complexities of language and its impact on our understanding of community, as well as historical experiments with communal living. Blanchot draws on the work of French philosophers Jean-Luc Nancy and George Bataille, among others, to examine the concept of community and its relationship to politics and society. This concise yet thought-provoking book is a significant contribution to Blanchot's oeuvre, offering insights into literary, philosophical, social, and political thought. Readers familiar with Blanchot's work will be aware that this book does not offer definitive answers to the questions it raises, but rather invites readers to engage with the complexities of community in a new and challenging way.
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