Bensaïd’s Jeanne: Strategic Mythopoesis for Difficult Times

In this essay, I consider the significance of Daniel Bensaïd’s work on Jeanne d’Arc with regard to dealing with the “difficult times” in which we live. (1) I first consider some of the background in early critical theory in order to show that Bensaïd’s aim to recover Benjamin’s notion of a “weak mes...

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Main Author: Bryan Smyth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Philosophies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/8/1/12