Starobinski was born in Geneva in 1920, the son of Jewish physicians Aron Starobinski of Warsaw and Sulka Frydman of Lublin.
Both his parents left Poland in 1913. Aron Starobinski chose to study humanities as well as medicine, and his son Jean, who received his Swiss citizenship only in 1948, would follow his example, eventually becoming a practicing psychiatrist. Yet even in Switzerland, the Starobinski family could not escape reminders of a legacy of Europe-wide oppression. In November 1932, when Starobinski was 11 years old, in his family’s Geneva neighborhood of Plainpalais, murderous violence broke out against the Swiss Jewish socialist Jacques Dicker, who was leading an anti-fascist demonstration. The Swiss army fired upon the protesters, killing 13 and wounding 65.
His existential and phenomenological literary criticism is sometimes grouped with the so-called "Geneva School". He wrote landmark works on French literature of the 18th century – including works on the writers Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Denis Diderot, Voltaire – and also on authors of other periods (such as Michel de Montaigne). He also wrote on contemporary poetry, art, and the problems of interpretation. His books have been translated into dozens of languages.
His knowledge of medicine and psychiatry brought him to study the history of melancholia (notably in the Trois Fureurs, 1974). He was the first scholar to publish work (in 1964) on Ferdinand de Saussure's study of anagrams.
Jean Starobinski was a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques (a component of the Institut de France) and other French, European and American learned academies. He held honorary degrees (honoris causa) from numerous universities in Europe and America.
^Décès du critique littéraire et psychiatre genevois Jean Starobinski (in French)
^Jean Starobinski, historien des idées, est mort (in French)
Cramer, M, Starobinski, J and MA Barblan, 1978, Centenaire de la Faculte de Medecine de l’Universite de Geneve (1876-1976). Editions, Medecine et Hygiene, Geneve, Suisse.
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Jean Starobinski 17 November 1920 4 March 2019 was a Swiss literary critic Jean StarobinskiBorn 1920 11 17 17 November 1920Geneva SwitzerlandDied4 March 2019 2019 03 04 aged 98 Morges SwitzerlandOccupationLiterary criticNotable workMontesquieu Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editStarobinski was born in Geneva in 1920 the son of Jewish physicians Aron Starobinski of Warsaw and Sulka Frydman of Lublin Both his parents left Poland in 1913 Aron Starobinski chose to study humanities as well as medicine and his son Jean who received his Swiss citizenship only in 1948 would follow his example eventually becoming a practicing psychiatrist Yet even in Switzerland the Starobinski family could not escape reminders of a legacy of Europe wide oppression In November 1932 when Starobinski was 11 years old in his family s Geneva neighborhood of Plainpalais murderous violence broke out against the Swiss Jewish socialist Jacques Dicker who was leading an anti fascist demonstration The Swiss army fired upon the protesters killing 13 and wounding 65 He studied classical literature and then medicine at the University of Geneva and graduated from that school with a doctorate in letters Docteur es lettres and in medicine He taught French literature at the Johns Hopkins University the University of Basel and at the University of Geneva where he also taught courses in the history of ideas and the history of medicine His existential and phenomenological literary criticism is sometimes grouped with the so called Geneva School He wrote landmark works on French literature of the 18th century including works on the writers Jean Jacques Rousseau Denis Diderot Voltaire and also on authors of other periods such as Michel de Montaigne He also wrote on contemporary poetry art and the problems of interpretation His books have been translated into dozens of languages His knowledge of medicine and psychiatry brought him to study the history of melancholia notably in the Trois Fureurs 1974 He was the first scholar to publish work in 1964 on Ferdinand de Saussure s study of anagrams Jean Starobinski was a member of the Academie des Sciences Morales et Politiques a component of the Institut de France and other French European and American learned academies He held honorary degrees honoris causa from numerous universities in Europe and America Starobinski died on 4 March 2019 in Morges Switzerland aged 98 1 2 Works editMontesquieu Paris Seuil 1953 reedited 1994 Jean Jacques Rousseau la transparence et l obstacle Paris Plon 1957 Gallimard 1971 Histoire du traitement de la melancolie des origines a 1900 These Bale Acta psychosomatica 1960 L Œil vivant Paris Gallimard 1961 L Invention de la Liberte Geneva Skira 1964 Hamlet and Freud in Hamlet and Oedipus by Ernest Jones introduction by Jean Starobinski Tel Gallimard Poche ISBN 2 07 020651 3 Portrait de l artiste en saltimbanque Geneva Skira 1970 Paris Gallimard 2004 La Relation critique Paris Gallimard 1970 coll Tel 2000 Les Mots sous les mots les anagrammes de Ferdinand de Saussure Paris Gallimard 1971 1789 Les Emblemes de la Raison Paris Flammarion 1973 Trois Fureurs Paris Gallimard 1974 La conscience du corps in Revue Francaise de Psychanalyse 1981 n0 45 2 Montaigne en mouvement Paris Gallimard 1982 English edition Montaigne in Motion University of Chicago Press 2009 Claude Garache Paris Flammarion 1988 Table d orientation Lausanne L Age d homme 1989 Le Remede dans le mal Critique et legitimation de l artifice a l age des Lumieres Paris Gallimard 1989 La melancolie au miroir Trois lectures de Baudelaire Paris Julliard 1990 Diderot dans l espace des peintres Paris Reunion des Musees Nationaux 1991 Largesse Paris Reunion des Musees Nationaux 1994 Action et reaction Vie et aventures d un couple Paris Seuil 1999 La Poesie et la guerre chroniques 1942 1944 Zoe Geneva 1999 La Caresse et le fouet Andre Chenier with engravings by Claude Garache Editart D Blanco Geneva 1999 Le poeme d invitation La Dogana Geneva 2001 Les enchanteresses Seuil Paris 2005 Largesse Paris Gallimard 2007 La parole est moitie a celuy qui parle entretiens avec Gerard Mace Geneve La Dogana 2009 Questions sur un ramage in L Amuse Bouche La revue francaise de Yale The French Language Journal at Yale University 1 1 pp 92 95 2010 L Encre de la melancolie Paris Le Seuil 2012 Accuser et seduire Paris Gallimard 2012 Diderot un diable de ramage Paris Gallimard 2012 La Beaute du monde La litterature et les arts Paris Gallimard 2016 Le Corps et ses raisons 2020 ed Le Seuil coll Librairie du 20eme siecle ISBN 2021238407 See also editStructuralism New CriticismReferences edit Deces du critique litteraire et psychiatre genevois Jean Starobinski in French Jean Starobinski historien des idees est mort in French Cramer M Starobinski J and MA Barblan 1978 Centenaire de la Faculte de Medecine de l Universite de Geneve 1876 1976 Editions Medecine et Hygiene Geneve Suisse External links editAcademie des Sciences Morales et Politiques in French Societe Jean Jacques Rousseau in French Video Starobinski Jean in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jean Starobinski amp oldid 1192788903, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
