William Kluback Bücher

In The Clown in the Agora , William Kluback and Michael Finkenthal have put together a book of imagined conversations, encounters, and interviews based on the poetical and philosophical ideas of playwright Eugène Ionesco.

William Kluback has put together a book of imagined conversations based on the poetical and philosophical ideas of Léopold Sédar Senghor, president of Senegal (1960-1980). A poet and statesman, Senghor believes in the moral evolution of humanity and embodies a universalism rare in a world of nationalism and power politics.

The Romanian-born Emile Cioran is one of the most important figures of modern French philosophy and literature. Even though most of his French works have been translated into English, this is the first attempt to produce a comprehensive presentation and appraisal of his work to an English-speaking public. Written in the form of a dialogue between two skeptical minds, this book discusses both the pre-war Romanian and post-war French works of Cioran.

who is absorbed by science and medicine. This is William Kluback's seventh volume in a series of studies on Paul Valery. This book shows how Valery went beyond philosophy to wisdom. His achievement was so rare that we remain fascinated by his writings. We see in him a man whose constructions build bridges from one human endeavor. He is a poet who is absorbed by science and medicine.

This is the first book length study of one of Romania's greatest poets. Benjamin Fondane was a close friend of Lev Cheslov, a profound critic of contemporary European thought, and a thoughtful critic of the role of the Jew in Western civilization. In Fondane's work we confront the moral fiber of our age.