Bad Friday
Publication Type |
Book Chapter |
Year of Publication |
2009 |
Author |
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Editor |
Boyers, Robert |
Book |
George Steiner at the New Yorker: Essays |
Pages |
219-229 |
Publisher |
New Directions Publishing |
Place Published |
New York |
Language |
English |
Series Title |
New Directions Paperback |
Keywords |
Catholic Church |
Annotation |
Steiner offers an overview of Weil's life and work discussing her status as a philosopher, her politics, treatment of ancient Greek thinkers, her complex attitude towards Judaism and her relationship with Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism. Steiner pays particular attention to Thomas Nevins's book: Simone Weil: Portrait of a Self-Exiled Jew. |
Notes |
French edition is reviewed by Robert Chenavier in Cahiers Simone Weil 33, no. 4 (2010): 585-597 |