Simone Weil: An Anthology - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802137296 ISBN 13: 9780802137296

Publisher: Grove Press, 2000

Synopsis

Philosopher, theologian, critic, sociologist, political activist -- Simone Weil was among the foremost thinkers of our time.

Best known in this country for her theological writing, Weil wrote on a great variety of subjects ranging from classical philosophy and poetry, to modern labor, to the language of political discourse. The present anthology offers a generous collection of her work, including essays never before translated into English and many that have long been out of print. It amply confirms Elizabeth Hardwick's words that Simone Weil was "one of the most brilliant and original minds of twentieth-century France" and "a woman of transcendent intellectual gifts and the widest learning." A longtime Weil scholar, Sian Miles has selected essays representative of the wide sweep of Weil's work and provides a superb introduction that places Weil's work in context of her life and times.

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About the Author

Siân Miles, the editor of Simone Weil: An Anthology, has been a recognized expert on the life and work of Simone Weil for many years. She did postgraduate research on Simone Weil in Paris, where she was assisted by Ms. Weil’s mother. Ms. Miles has also worked on numerous translations.

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Philosopher, theologian, critic, sociologist, political activist-Simone Weil was among the foremost thinkers of our time. Best known in this country for her theological writing, Weil wrote on a great variety of subjects ranging from classical philosophy and poetry, to modern labor, to the power of words in political discourse. The present anthology offers a generous collection of her work, including essays never before translated into English, many of which have long been out of print. It amply confirms Elizabeth Hardwick's words that Simone Weil was "one of the most brilliant mind of twentieth-century France" and "a woman of transcendent intellectual gifts and the widest learning." A long-time Weil scholar, Sian Miles has selected essays representative of the wide sweep of Weil's work and provides a superb introduction that places Weil's work in context of her life and times.

Sian Miles has been a recognized expert on the life and work of Simone Weil for many years. She did postgraduate research on Simone Weil in Paris, where she was assisted by Ms. Weil's mother. Ms. Miles has also worked on numerous translations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Grove Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802137296
• ISBN 13: 9780802137296
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Miles Sian