Timely Meditations: Reflections on the Role of the Humanities in J.M. Coetzee’s Elizabeth Costello and Diary of a Bad Year

What may be the relevance of the European tradition of the humanities and of humanism today? In his novels, Elizabeth Costello and Diary of a Bad Year, the South-African writer, academic, and current resident of Australia, J.M. Coetzee, both enriches and puts into question the European traditions...

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Main Author: Evy Varsamopoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Humanities
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/3/3/379