L’importance de Simone Weil (1960)

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Year of Publication

2009

Author

Milosz, Czeslaw

Editor

Lussy, Florence de

Book

Simone Weil. Sagesse et grâce violente

Pages

47-63

Publisher

Bayard

Place Published

Montrouge

Language

French

Edition

2nd

Keywords

Christianity
Marxism
history

Annotation

Milosz provides a well-informed, wide-ranging discussion of Weil’s life and work, paying particular attention to its relation to contemporary views of history and historical progress. He concludes the piece with a reflection on Weil’s work in relation to the political and religious context of Poland at the time of his writing.