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Notebooks 1951–1959
''Notebooks 1951–1959'' is the third volume of Albert Camus' notes. Two more volumes of Camus' notes were also published (''Notebooks 1935–1942'' and ''Notebooks 1942–1951 Notebooks 1942–1951 is a book by Albert Camus Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, t ...''). This book shed light on Camus' thought related to his continual rivalry with Jean-Paul Sartre and a large part of the left, after his book '' The Rebel'' (L’Homme révolté) was published. Camus' despair is evident: "I await with patience a catastrophe that is slow in coming". His thoughts on Nobel prize are also depicted: "Nobel. Strange feeling of overwhelming pressure and melancholy. At 20 years old, poor and naked, I knew true glory. My mother."Orme, Mark Philip (2010Review: Notebooks 1951-1959 H-France Review, 10. pp. 387–390. ISSN 1553-9172 R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Camus
Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His works include '' The Stranger'', '' The Plague'', ''The Myth of Sisyphus'', '' The Fall'', and '' The Rebel''. Camus was born in French Algeria to '' Pieds Noirs'' parents. He spent his childhood in a poor neighbourhood and later studied philosophy at the University of Algiers. He was in Paris when the Germans invaded France during World War II in 1940. Camus tried to flee but finally joined the French Resistance where he served as editor-in-chief at '' Combat'', an outlawed newspaper. After the war, he was a celebrity figure and gave many lectures around the world. He married twice but had many extramarital affairs. Camus was politically active; he was part of the left that opposed Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union because of their totali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notebooks 1935–1942
''Notebooks 1935–1942'' (1963) is the first of three translated ''post-mortem'' editions of the notebooks of Albert Camus. It was translated and edited by Philip Thody, and published by Knopf, New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' .... The notebooks include aphorisms and other ideas relating to Camus' literary work, and examine themes such as humanism and revolt. Few biographical details are included. References 1963 non-fiction books Books by Albert Camus {{nonfiction-book-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notebooks 1942–1951
Notebooks 1942–1951 is a book by Albert Camus Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ..., published by Knopf in 1965. The book was published after the death of the Nobel awarded author, who died in 1960. The book contains the notes of Camus for the period 1942 to 1951. 2 more volumes of Camus notes were also published ('' Notebooks 1935–1942'' and '' Notebooks 1951–1959''). Notebooks provides an insight to Camus thought at the time he was creating ''the Rebel'', ''The Plague'' and ''the Misunderstanding''. References Books by Albert Camus 1965 non-fiction books {{nonfiction-book-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism (and phenomenology), a French playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic, as well as a leading figure in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism. His work has influenced sociology, critical theory, post-colonial theory, and literary studies, and continues to do so. He was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature despite attempting to refuse it, saying that he always declined official honors and that "a writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution." Sartre held an open relationship with prominent feminist and fellow existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir. Together, Sartre and de Beauvoir challenged the cultural and social assumptions and expectations of their upbringings, which they considered bourgeois, in both lifestyles and thought. The conflict between oppressive, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rebel (book)
''The Rebel'' (french: L'Homme révolté) is a 1951 book-length essay by Albert Camus, which treats both the metaphysics, metaphysical and the historical development of rebellion and revolution in society, societies, especially Western Europe. Examining both rebellion and revolt, which may be seen as the same phenomenon in personal and social frames, Camus examines several 'Counterculture, countercultural' figures and movements from the history of Western thought and art, noting the importance of each in the overall development of revolutionary thought and philosophy. He analyses the decreasing social importance of the king, god and of virtue and the development of nihilism. It can be seen as a sequel to ''The Myth of Sisyphus'', where he ponders the meaning of life, because it answers the same question, but offers an alternative solution. Influence Camus relates writers, artists, politicians and revolutionaries as diverse as Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Georg Wilhelm Friedri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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