Roger Caillois (1913–1978)
Author of Man, Play and Games
About the Author
Roger Caillois (1913-78), a French philosopher and writer, was a cofounder of France's pathbreaking College de Sociologie pour I'Etude du Sacre and the founding editor of Diogenes, the journal of the International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies. His books included works of show more anthropology, sociology, psychoanalysis, art, and literary criticism show less
Works by Roger Caillois
O Sonho e as sociedades humanas 6 copies
Odpowiedzialność i styl : eseje 4 copies
Żywioł i ład 4 copies
Ars poetica 3 copies
The Dream Adventure — Editor — 3 copies
L'homme et le sacré Edition augmentée de 3 appendices sur le sexe le jeu la guerre dans leur rapport avec le sacré (1961) 2 copies
Anthologie du fantastique Tome 1 Angleterre, Irlande, Amérique du Nord, Allemagne, Flandres (1977) 2 copies
Poetique de St.-John Perse 1 copy
蛸: 想像の世界を支配する論理をさぐる 1 copy
Abordari ale imaginarului 1 copy
Masques 1 copy
Les impostures de la poésie 1 copy
La disimetría 1 copy
La cuesta de la guerra 1 copy
Les démons de midi 1 copy
Description du marxisme 1 copy
妖精物語からSFへ 1 copy
夢について―あるいは暗黒の島の虜人 1 copy
文学の思い上り : その社会的責任 1 copy
La lumière des songes 1 copy
Roger Caillois : témoignages, études et analyses précédés de 39 textes rares ou inédits de Roger Caillois (1991) 1 copy
神話と人間 1 copy
Circonstancielles, 1940-1945 1 copy
André Goezu 1 copy
Diogenes - Number 9, 1955 1 copy
メドゥーサと仲間たち 1 copy
Espace américain 1 copy
Jeux et sports — Editor — 1 copy
Trois leçons des ténèbres 1 copy
Apprentissages de Paris 1 copy
Moći sna 1 copy
Estetički rečnik 1 copy
O Mito e o Homem - eBook 1 copy
J.L. Borges 1 copy
Arte poética 1 copy
Intenciones 1 copy
Associated Works
Théatre complet - préface, notes, bibliographie, chronologie par pierre lièvre (1934) — Edition complétée par, some editions — 9 copies
ユリイカ 1979年6月臨時増刊号 総特集 世界の詩論 アリストテレスからエリュアールまで — Contributor — 1 copy
L'Oeuvre de Balzac, Tome 04 : La comédie Humaine, Etudes de Mœurs au XIXe siècle (1962) — Introduction, some editions — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Caillois, Roger
- Legal name
- Caillois, Roger
- Birthdate
- 1913-03-03
- Date of death
- 1978-12-21
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Ecole pratique des Hautes Etudes (Diplôme, 1936)
Agrégation de grammaire (Rang 20, 1936)
Ecole Normale Supérieure (1933 | 1936)
Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Paris (1929 | 1933)
Lycée de Reims (Baccalauréat, 1929) - Occupations
- Ecrivain
Sociologue
Traducteur (Espagnol, Français)
Haut-fonctionnaire - Organizations
- College de Sociologie (1937-1939)
Académie française (1971) - Awards and honors
- Grand Prix national des lettres (1978)
Prix européen de l'essai (1978)
Prix littéraire international de la paix (1963)
Prix Combat (1962)
Prix du Rayonnement de la langue et de la littérature françaises (1965)
Prix Georges Dupau (1958) (show all 8)
Officier de la Légion d’honneur
Commandeur de l’ordre national du Mérite - Relationships
- Soca, Susana (Amie)
Dali, Salvador (Ami)
Eluard, Paul (Ami)
Ernst, Max (Ami)
Breton, André (Ami)
Tzara, Tristan (Ami) (show all 9)
Aragon, Louis (Ami)
Ocampo, Victoria (Amie)
Bataille, Georges (Ami) - Nationality
- France
- Birthplace
- Reims, Marne, Grand-Est, France
- Places of residence
- Paris, île-de-France, France
Argentina - Place of death
- Kremlin-Bicêtre, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France
- Burial location
- Cimetière du Montparnasse, Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Map Location
- France
- Associated Place (for map)
- France
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Reviews
Were Pilate, and his wife Procula, saints, as the Coptic Church believes? Pilate could easily, as described in this novel, have pardoned Jesus, allowing him to die in obscure old age as a revered prophet, but not as the redeemer. As Judas urges Pilate, do not shirk from your destiny; the judicial murder of Jesus was essential for the launch of redemption. Pilate is seen here as a Stoic, concerned about justice but timid in the face of pressure from the High Priests and his supervisor. A show more brief novel of ideas, and alludes to other readings I have done lately on the subject. show less
This is a great complement to Huizinga's work, and I found Caillois to be a more engaging writer. He brings some really eclectic material to the table, including animal psychology and detailed accounts of underworld rackets. The value from a games studies perspective falls off after the beginning, but the whole book is quite readable. Kudos to Caillois for including detailed extracts in his endnotes, and to Meyer Barash for bothering to translate them all.
LA fundadora de Sur comenzó a frecuentar al escritor francés en París, en 1939. Ella era mucho mayor que él, pero continuaba conquistando con su belleza, su inteligencia y su espíritu a quienes la trataban. Él era uno de los intelectuales más talentosos de la preguerra. Se enamoraron y mantuvieron un intercambio epistolar que se prolongó hasta la muerte de Caillois en 1978. Sudamericana da a conocer ahora una selección de las cartas que se escribieron, compiladas por Odile Felgine show more con la colaboración de Laura Ayerza de Castilho, que muestran cómo aquella pasión se convirtió en una amistad entrañable y en un puente cultural entre dos países. A continuación, se publican algunas de las páginas que dan testimonio de los momentos más ardientes de aquella relación amorosa. También retratan la nobleza de Victoria, que brindó su ayuda a Caillois y a la mujer con la que éste había tenido una hija en Francia. show less
Tempête sous un crane. Ponce Pilate va-t-il libérer Jésus ? Subtil.
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