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Albert Camus Criticism

Albert Camus, the Algerian-born novelist, dramatist, and essayist, remains a significant figure in modern existential philosophy and literature. His works delve into profound themes of absurdity, evil, and mortality, examining the human condition through a distinctive narrative style that combines clarity and isolation. Camus's upbringing in poverty and his experiences during World War II profoundly shaped his thematic concerns, as reflected in his early works like A Happy Death and The Right Side and the Wrong Side. His commitment to social justice and moral integrity is critically examined in The Dangers of Engagement: Camus' Political Esthetics, despite criticisms of his political stances.

Contents

  • Principal Works
  • Camus, Albert (Vol. 11)
    • Camus et I'Amérique
    • Germaine Brée
    • Alfred Cismaru and Theodore Klein
    • Allen Simpson
    • Oran: Protagonist, Myth and Allegory
  • Camus, Albert (Vol. 4)
  • Camus, Albert (Vol. 1)
  • Camus, Albert (Vol. 124)
    • The Dangers of Engagement: Camus' Political Esthetics
    • The True Camus
    • Mama's Boy: Reading Woman in L'Etranger
    • Camus Today
    • Meursault the Straw Man
    • Le premier homme: Camus's Unfinished Novel
    • Sunlight and Silence
    • Passion and Compassion: The Glory of Albert Camus
    • Poverty in the Writings of Albert Camus
  • Camus, Albert (Vol. 14)
    • Camus's 'The Outsider'
    • Camus the Pagan
    • The Unique Creation of Albert Camus
    • The Theistic Basis for Camus' Ethic of Charity
    • Camus's 'L'Etranger' Revisited
  • Camus, Albert (Vol. 2)
  • Camus, Albert (Vol. 9)
  • Camus, Albert (Vol. 32)
    • The Moralist on Stage
    • Camus As Dramatist
    • First Night Report: 'Caligula'
    • The Theater of Albert Camus
    • Albert Camus As Dramatist: The Sources of His Failure
    • Beyond Despair: A New Drama of Ideas
    • Albert Camus and the Death of the Other: An Existentialist Interpretation
    • 'Le Malentendu': Search for Modern Tragedy
    • Camus's 'Les Justes': Modern Tragedy or Old-Fashioned Melodrama?
    • The Theatre of Albert Camus: A Critical Study
  • Camus, Albert
    • Introduction
    • About Albert Camus
    • Camus at Work
    • Camus’s Era
    • Camus’s Works
    • Camus on Camus
    • Camus as Studied
    • Study Questions
    • Selected Bibliography
  • Further Reading