Gravity & Grace
| AUTHOR | Thibon, Gustave; Wills, Arthur; Weil, Simone |
| PUBLISHER | Bison Books (11/01/1997) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Simone Weil, the French philosopher, political activist, and religious mystic, was little known when she died young in 1943. Four years later the philosopher-farmer Gustave Thibon compiled La pesanteur et la grâce from the notebooks she left in his keeping. In 1952 this English translation accelerated the fame and influence of Simone Weil. The striking aphorisms in Gravity and Grace reflect the religious philosophy of Weil's last years. Written at the onset of World War II, when her health was deteriorating and her left-wing social activism was giving way to spiritual introspection, this masterwork makes clear why critics have called Simone Weil "a great soul who might have become a saint" and "the Outsider as saint, in an age of alienation."
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ISBN-13:
9780803298002
ISBN-10:
0803298005
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Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
250
Carton Quantity:
32
Product Dimensions:
5.40 x 0.70 x 8.40 inches
Weight:
0.65 pound(s)
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Philosophy | Religious
Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
194
Library of Congress Control Number:
97027794
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Simone Weil, the French philosopher, political activist, and religious mystic, was little known when she died young in 1943. Four years later the philosopher-farmer Gustave Thibon compiled La pesanteur et la grâce from the notebooks she left in his keeping. In 1952 this English translation accelerated the fame and influence of Simone Weil. The striking aphorisms in Gravity and Grace reflect the religious philosophy of Weil's last years. Written at the onset of World War II, when her health was deteriorating and her left-wing social activism was giving way to spiritual introspection, this masterwork makes clear why critics have called Simone Weil "a great soul who might have become a saint" and "the Outsider as saint, in an age of alienation."
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Author:
Weil, Simone
Simone Weil (1909-1943) was one of the most original and rigorous female thinkers of the twentieth century. She became increasingly drawn to Christianity in the latter part of her life and officially converted in 1938. She died at the age of thirty-four while working as an advocate for the Free French movement. Her sixteen volumes of posthumously published works include "Gravity and Grace" (1963) and "The Need for Roots" (1952).
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