The Originality and Complexity of Albert Camus’s Writings [electronic resource] /
Vanborre, E.editor.
Fifty years after Camus's untimely death, his work still has a tremendous impact on literature. From a twenty-first century vantage point, his work offer us coexisting ideas and principles by which we can read and understand the other and ourselves. Yet Camus seems to guide us without directing us strictly; his fictions do not offer clear-cut solutions or doctrines to follow. This complexity is what demands that the oeuvre be read, and reread. The wide-ranging articles in this volume shed light, concentrate on the original aspects of Camus' writings and explore how and why they are still relevant for us today.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Literary considerations -- pt. 2. Philosophical and political reflections -- pt. 3. Evolution and influences.
Fifty years after Camus's untimely death, his work still has a tremendous impact on literature. From a twenty-first century vantage point, his work offer us coexisting ideas and principles by which we can read and understand the other and ourselves. Yet Camus seems to guide us without directing us strictly; his fictions do not offer clear-cut solutions or doctrines to follow. This complexity is what demands that the oeuvre be read, and reread. The wide-ranging articles in this volume shed light, concentrate on the original aspects of Camus' writings and explore how and why they are still relevant for us today.
Camus, Albert, 1913-1960
Literature, Modern—20th century.
Philosophy.
European literature.
Literature—History and criticism.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Philosophy, general.
European Literature.
Literary History.