Jean-Paul Sartre Summary

Sartre, Jean-Paul SARTRE, JEAN-PAUL (1905–1980), French philosopher and man of letters, is generally regarded as the chief exponent of the atheistic branch of existentialism. Soon after World W... Read more

The French philosopher and man of letters Jean Paul Sartre (1905-1980) ranks as the most versatile writer and as the dominant influence in three decades of French intellectual life.Jean Paul Sartre wa... Read more

The name Jean-Paul Sartre is recognized by millions around the world. By the time of his death in 1980 he was a public figure throughout Europe and something of a French and even worldwide intellectua... Read more

In the following essay about Sartre's short story "Intimacy, " Morris examines the character Lulu, noting that in "Existentialist terms, Lulu refuses her choice; she remain... Read more

In the essay below, Simon compares Sartre's "The Room " with Frantz von Gerlach's Les Séquestrés d'Altona, both of which feature protagonists who seque... Read more

In the following essay, Harvey examines Sartre's use of obscenity in "The Making of a Leader, "focusing on how it serves to develop character and plot. Sartre's collecti... Read more

Critical Essay by Laurence Gill Lyon Both Malte Laurids Brigge and Antoine Roquentin are young writers living with dubious purpose in the shabby, if not squalid milieu of a large French city. Alienat... Read more

Critical Essay by Hugh J. Silverman Jean-Paul Sartre continues to add to the file which he opened with the 1964 publication of his autobiography, The Words. At the time, those who expected that the p... Read more

Critical Essay by Jacques HardrÉ Sartre's critical method is to begin with a search for the original choice made by the author when confronted with his own situation. To clarify this st... Read more

Critical Essay by Maurice Natanson Sartre, in the tradition of phenomenology, distinguishes three related but quite different structures [of existential literature]: memory, anticipation, and imagina... Read more

Critical Essay by Benjamin Suhl A philosopher described Sartre's philosophy as one "rooted in experience and directed towards the analysis of experience," of experiences which ar... Read more

Critical Essay by Fredric Jameson Sartre's originality, among contemporary critics of style, lies in his treatment of literary style as an objective rather than a subjective phenomenon. As aga... Read more

Sartre: authentic existence in contrast to living in bad faith Jean Paul Sartre's philosophy is one of the most popular systems of thought in the school called existentialism. Sartre valued human fr... Read more