Sartrean Dialectics : A Method for Critical Discourse on Aesthetic Experience

Farrar, Roxanne Claire 2000 Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495 , Vol. 97 ( Serie ) Leiden; Boston : BRILL 9789004495036 | 9789042012325 | BRILL9789004495036 Abstract

This book presents a modification of the dialectical method of Jean-Paul Sartre as a tool for critical discourse on aesthetic experience. Three practical demonstrations are offered of the modified progressive-regressive method: (1) on the original location and function of a medieval altarpiece, (2) on a theme in the literature of the Marquis de Sade, and (3) on a theory of consciousness in a novel by Samuel Beckett. The study concludes with guidelines on how the method may enhance critical discourse in teaching.