Overview
Provides a diverse range of philosophical perspectives and expositions on Saramago's writing
Presents international and interdisciplinary perspectives
Combines philosophy and literature, as well as fields as varied as law, theology, political theory, and feminism
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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About this book
The past decades have seen a growing “philosophical” interest in a number of authors, but strangely enough Saramago’s oeuvre has been left somewhat aside. This volume aims at filling this gap by providing a diverse range of philosophical perspectives and expositions on Saramago’s work. The chapters explore some possible issues arising from his works: from his use of Plato’s allegory of the cave to his re-readings of Biblical stories; from his critique and “reinvention” of philosophy of history to his allegorical exploration of alternative histories; from his humorous approach to our being-towards-death to the revolutionary political charge of his fiction. The essays here confront Saramago’s fiction with concepts, theories, and suggestions belonging to various philosophical traditions and philosophers including Plato, Pascal, Kierkegaard, Freud, Benjamin, Heidegger, Lacan, Foucault, Patočka, Derrida, Agamben, and Žižek.
Reviews
“This collection marks a significant departure from conventional literary studies of the work of José Saramago as it probes the philosophical issues and relates them to important figures such as Benjamin and Agamben. It is one of the most innovative and ground-breaking volumes of essays on the Nobel Prize winner, at once very timely and certain to remain as a reference for future studies.” (Paulo de Medeiros, University of Warwick, UK)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Carlo Salzani is an independent scholar and translator. He has published on Walter Benjamin, Giorgio Agamben, and contemporary German literature and philosophy more generally, both in English and in Italian.
Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte is Research Fellow at the International Studies Group of the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, and an Invited Professor of philosophy at the Pontifical University Antonianum, Rome, Italy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Saramago’s Philosophical Heritage
Editors: Carlo Salzani, Kristof K. P. Vanhoutte
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91923-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-91922-5Published: 25 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06329-0Published: 26 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-91923-2Published: 16 July 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 261
Topics: Philosophy of Man, Philosophy of History, Latin American/Caribbean Literature