The Wager of Lucien Goldmann: Tragedy, Dialectics, and a Hidden God by Mitchell

Description: The Wager of Lucien Goldmann by Mitchell Cohen In The Wager of Lucien Goldmann, Mitchell Cohen provides the first full-length study of this major figure of postwar French intellectual life and champion of socialist humanism. While many Parisian leftists staunchly upheld Marxisms "scientificity" in the 1950s and 1960s, Lucien Goldmann insisted that Marxism was by then in severe crisis and had t FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In The Wager of Lucien Goldmann, Mitchell Cohen provides the first full-length study of this major figure of postwar French intellectual life and champion of socialist humanism. While many Parisian leftists staunchly upheld Marxisms "scientificity" in the 1950s and 1960s, Lucien Goldmann insisted that Marxism was by then in severe crisis and had to reinvent itself radically if it were to survive. He rejected the traditional Marxist view of the proletariat and contested the structuralist and antihumanist theorizing that infected French left-wing circles in the tumultuous 1960s. Highly regarded by thinkers as diverse as Jean Piaget and Alasdair MacIntyre, Goldmann is shown here as a socialist who, unlike many others of his time, refused to portray his aspirations for humanitys future as an inexorable unfolding of historys laws. He saw these aspirations instead as a wager akin to Pascals in the existence of God. "Risk," Goldmann wrote in his classic study of Pascal and Racine, The Hidden God, "possibility of failure, hope of success, and the synthesis of the three in a faith which is a wager are the essential constituent elements of the human condition."In The Wager of Lucien Goldmann, Cohen retrieves Goldmanns achievement--his "genetic structuralist" method, his sociology of literature, his libertarian socialist politics. Originally published in 1994. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Back Cover "A pioneering and superbly documented study of a major intellectual figure of the European left. Cohen offers a fascinating analysis of the main trends within French and European social thought, the rise of structuralism, and the debate between Goldmann and the "anti-humanists." It broadens our understanding of Western Marxism." --Vladimir Tismaneanu, University of Maryland Author Biography Mitchell Cohen, co-editor of Dissent magazine, is Professor of Political Science at Baruch College and the Graduate School of the City University of New York. He is the author of Zion and State (Blackwell/Columbia) and editor of Rebels and Reactionaries (Dell). During 1993-94, he was National Endowment for the Humantities Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Table of Contents AcknowledgmentsA Note on Titles, Abbreviations, and Language in the TextIntroduction: Eppur si muove?3Pt. 1Genesis1A Youth in Romania152Homeless40Pt. 2The Philosophical Background3A Short History of Method654Lukacs, Marxism, and Method92Pt. 3Faithful Heresy, Tragic Dialectician5The Dialectics of Lucien Goldmann1176From a Hidden God to the Human Condition1547Existentialism, Marxism, Structuralism2018The Hidden Class: Goldmanns Unwritten Politics2509Between Yes and No283Abbreviations Used in the Notes291Notes293Select Bibliography331Index343 Review "Without question one of the most stimulating works in intellectual history and theory to appear in the last two decades... In examining the origins of Goldmanns ideas, the theorists preoccupations ... and the enduring significance of his work, Cohen demonstrates a rare, broad-ranging mastery of theory and an ability, like that of Goldmann himself, to uncover the essential historical and social message located within the works of an individual author."--Choice Long Description In The Wager of Lucien Goldmann, Mitchell Cohen provides the first full-length study of this major figure of postwar French intellectual life and champion of socialist humanism. While many Parisian leftists staunchly upheld Marxisms "scientificity" in the 1950s and 1960s, Lucien Goldmann insisted that Marxism was by then in severe crisis and had to reinvent itself radically if it were to survive. He rejected the traditional Marxist view of the proletariat and contested the structuralist and antihumanist theorizing that infected French left-wing circles in the tumultuous 1960s. Highly regarded by thinkers as diverse as Jean Piaget and Alasdair MacIntyre, Goldmann is shown here as a socialist who, unlike many others of his time, refused to portray his aspirations for humanitys future as an inexorable unfolding of historys laws. He saw these aspirations instead as a wager akin to Pascals in the existence of God. "Risk," Goldmann wrote in his classic study of Pascal and Racine, The Hidden God, "possibility of failure, hope of success, and the synthesis of the three in a faith which is a wager are the essential constituent elements of the human condition."In The Wager of Lucien Goldmann, Cohen retrieves Goldmanns achievement--his "genetic structuralist" method, his sociology of literature, his libertarian socialist politics. Originally published in 1994. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Review Quote "Without question one of the most stimulating works in intellectual history and theory to appear in the last two decades.... In examining the origins of Goldmanns ideas, the theorists preoccupations ... and the enduring significance of his work, Cohen demonstrates a rare, broad-ranging mastery of theory and an ability, like that of Goldmann himself, to uncover the essential historical and social message located within the works of an individual author." -- Choice Details ISBN069165381X Author Mitchell Cohen Short Title WAGER OF LUCIEN GOLDMANN Pages 366 Publisher Princeton University Press Language English ISBN-10 069165381X ISBN-13 9780691653815 Media Book Format Hardcover Series Princeton Legacy Library Imprint Princeton University Press Subtitle Tragedy, Dialectics, and a Hidden God Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations DEWEY 194 Translated from English Series Number 1896 NZ Release Date 2016-04-19 US Release Date 2016-04-19 UK Release Date 2019-06-20 Year 2016 Publication Date 2016-04-19 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Alternative 9780691162287 AU Release Date 2016-06-27 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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