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- catalog abstract ""Ziad Elmarsafy explores the concept of freedom by reading the works of Corneille, Pascal, and Racine as political theories in the guise of literature. Within this framework, a certain model quickly becomes apparent, namely that of absolute sovereignty as the guarantor of freedom. The three writers under consideration share the view that freedom is ensured only by absolute authority rather than the absence of such authority. From Corneille, who modulates freedom through an erotic link to the monarch as a means through which the glorious individual is brought into the state's fold, to Pascal, who traces the liberation of the will via absolute submission to God, to Racine, for whom absolute submission to the most Christian king is the only route to political and personal salvation, Elmarsafy studies a politics of taking charge that differs markedly from the contemporary orthodoxy that privileges individual freedom."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Freedom, slavery, & absolutism".
- catalog contributor b12922084.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""Ziad Elmarsafy explores the concept of freedom by reading the works of Corneille, Pascal, and Racine as political theories in the guise of literature. Within this framework, a certain model quickly becomes apparent, namely that of absolute sovereignty as the guarantor of freedom. The three writers under consideration share the view that freedom is ensured only by absolute authority rather than the absence of such authority.".
- catalog description "Freedom in chains: Corneille and the erotic contract -- Liberti Dei: Pascal's fundamentalism and the politics of grace -- Racine and the dialectics of slavery.".
- catalog description "From Corneille, who modulates freedom through an erotic link to the monarch as a means through which the glorious individual is brought into the state's fold, to Pascal, who traces the liberation of the will via absolute submission to God, to Racine, for whom absolute submission to the most Christian king is the only route to political and personal salvation, Elmarsafy studies a politics of taking charge that differs markedly from the contemporary orthodoxy that privileges individual freedom."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-193) and index.".
- catalog extent "196 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Freedom, slavery, and absolutism.".
- catalog identifier "0838755488 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Freedom, slavery, and absolutism.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lewisburg [Pa.] : Bucknell University Press ; London ; Cranbury, NJ : Associated University Presses,".
- catalog relation "Freedom, slavery, and absolutism.".
- catalog subject "840.9/358 21".
- catalog subject "Authoritarianism in literature.".
- catalog subject "Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684 Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog subject "French literature 17th century History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Liberty in literature.".
- catalog subject "PQ245 .E55 2003".
- catalog subject "Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662 Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog subject "Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662.".
- catalog subject "Racine, Jean, 1639-1699 Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Freedom in chains: Corneille and the erotic contract -- Liberti Dei: Pascal's fundamentalism and the politics of grace -- Racine and the dialectics of slavery.".
- catalog title "Freedom, slavery, & absolutism".
- catalog title "Freedom, slavery, and absolutism : Corneille, Pascal, Racine / Ziad Elmarsafy.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".