The Philosopher
Tzvetan Todorov
The face
The background
- Nationality:
- Bulgarian-French
- Schools:
- Structuralism, Continental philosophy
- Branchs:
- Literary criticism, literary theory, Intellectual history, Culture theory, Anthropology, Sociology, semiotics
- Period:
- Contemporary philosophy
The synopsis
The works
Grammaire du Décaméron
Introduction à la littérature fantastique
Poétique de la prose
Introduction to Poetics
Theories of the Symbol
Symbolism and Interpretation
Conquest of America: The Question of the Other
Mikhail Bakhtin: the dialogical principle
Literature and its Theorists: A Personal View of Twentieth-Century Criticism
Genres in Discourse
On human diversity: nationalism, racism, and exoticism in French thought
French tragedy: scenes of civil war, summer 1944
Voices from the Gulag: Life and Death in Communist Bulgaria
A Passion for Democracy: Benjamin Constant
Facing the extreme: moral life in the concentration camps
Fragility of goodness: why Bulgaria's Jews survived the Holocaust
Life in common: an essay in general anthropology
Frail Happiness: An Essay on Rousseau
Imperfect garden: the legacy of humanism
Hope and memory: lessons from the twentieth century
New world disorder: reflections of a European
Torture and the War on Terror
In Defence of the Enlightenment
The fear of barbarians: beyond the clash of civilizations
Memory as a Remedy for Evil
Muros caídos, muros erigidos
The Totalitarian Experience
The Inner Enemies of Democracy
Insoumis: essai