Articles in a Journal

1. Moi, T. "What can literature do? Simone de Beauvoir, literature theorist." Simone De Beauvoir Studies 35:1-2 (January, 2024): 45-61.

   Abstract:
   In this article, Toril Moi sets out Beauvoir’s theory of literature as she presents it in her underestimated essay “Que peut la littérature?” Moi seeks to understand Beauvoir’s essay by situating it in its historical context, and by connecting it to Beauvoir’s other writings on literature and philosophy. Focusing on Beauvoir’s understanding of the relationship of literature to the world, to others, and to modernity and feminism.