In the first decade of a new century, this collection of bilingual essays examines Camus's continuing popularity for a new generation of readers. In crucial respects, the world Camus knew has changed ...beyond all recognition: decolonization, the fall of the Iron Curtain, a new era of globalization and the rise of new forms of terrorism have all provoked a reconsideration of Camus's writings. If the Absurd once struck a particular chord, Meursault is as likely now to be seen as a colonial figure who expresses the alienation of the settler from the land of his birth. Yet this increasing orthodoxy must also take account of the reasons why a new community of Algerian readers have embraced Camus. Equally, once isolated because of his anti-Communist stance, Camus has been taken up by disaffected members of the Left, convinced that new forms of totalitarianism are abroad in the world. This volume, which ranges from interpretations of Camus's literary works, his journalism and his political writings, will be of interest to all those seeking to re-evaluate Camus's work in the light of ethical and political issues that are of continuing relevance today.
A timely defense of liberalism that draws vital lessons from its greatest midcentury proponents Today, liberalism faces threats from across the political spectrum. While right-wing populists and ...leftist purists righteously violate liberal norms, theorists of liberalism seem to have little to say. In Liberalism in Dark Times, Joshua Cherniss issues a rousing defense of the liberal tradition, drawing on a neglected strand of liberal thought.Assaults on liberalism—a political order characterized by limits on political power and respect for individual rights—are nothing new. Early in the twentieth century, democracy was under attack around the world, with one country after another succumbing to dictatorship. While many intellectuals dismissed liberalism as outdated, unrealistic, or unworthy, a handful of writers defended and reinvigorated the liberal ideal, including Max Weber, Raymond Aron, Albert Camus, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Isaiah Berlin—each of whom is given a compelling new assessment here.Building on the work of these thinkers, Cherniss urges us to imagine liberalism not as a set of policies but as a temperament or disposition—one marked by openness to complexity, willingness to acknowledge uncertainty, tolerance for difference, and resistance to ruthlessness. In the face of rising political fanaticism, he persuasively argues for the continuing importance of this liberal ethos.
Camus at Combat Camus, Albert; Lévi-Valensi, Jacqueline; Goldhammer, Arthur ...
11/2023
eBook
Paris is firing all its ammunition into the August night.
Against a vast backdrop of water and stone, on both sides of a
river awash with history, freedom's barricades are once again being
erected. ...Once again justice must be redeemed with men's blood.
Albert Camus (1913-1960) wrote these words in August 1944, as Paris
was being liberated from German occupation. Although best known for
his novels including The Stranger and The Plague ,
it was his vivid descriptions of the horrors of the occupation and
his passionate defense of freedom that in fact launched his public
fame. Now, for the first time in English, Camus at
'Combat' presents all of Camus' World War II resistance and
early postwar writings published in Combat , the resistance
newspaper where he served as editor-in-chief and editorial writer
between 1944 and 1947. These 165 articles and editorials show how
Camus' thinking evolved from support of a revolutionary
transformation of postwar society to a wariness of the radical left
alongside his longstanding strident opposition to the reactionary
right. These are poignant depictions of issues ranging from the
liberation, deportation, justice for collaborators, the return of
POWs, and food and housing shortages, to the postwar role of
international institutions, colonial injustices, and the situation
of a free press in democracies. The ideas that shaped the vision of
this Nobel-prize winning novelist and essayist are on abundant
display. More than half a century after the publication of these
writings, they have lost none of their force. They still speak to
us about freedom, justice, truth, and democracy.
This handy guide places Albert Camus' The Stranger, one of the seminal texts of existentialism and twentieth-century literature in general, in the context of French and French-Algerian history and ...culture. In it, Patrick McCarthy examines the way the work undermines traditional concepts of fiction. In addition, he explores the parallels and the contrasts between Albert Camus's work and that of Jean-Paul Sartre. Overall, this account provides students with a useful companion to The Stranger. This second edition boasts a revised guide to further reading and a new chapter on Camus and the Algerian War.
Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, encompassing philosophy, literature, politics and history, John Foley examines the full breadth of Camus' ideas to provide a comprehensive and rigorous guide ...to his political and philosophical thought and a significant contribution to a range of debates current in Camus research. Foley argues that the coherence of Camus' thought can best be understood through a thorough understanding of the concepts of "the absurd" and "revolt" as well as the relation between them. The book includes a detailed discussion of Camus' writings for the newspaper Combat, a systematic analysis of Camus' discussion of the moral legitimacy of political violence and terrorism, a reassessment of the prevailing postcolonial critique of Camus' humanism, and a sustained analysis of Camus' most important and frequently neglected work, "Homme révolté" (The Rebel). Written with sufficient detail and clarity to satisfy both academic and student audiences, the book is an important discussion and defence of Camus' philosophical thought.
Avant-propos Delvallée, Bruno
Synergies Turquie,
01/2019
12
Journal Article
Recenzirano
Odprti dostop
Ce nouveau numro de la revue Synergies Turquie runit un ensemble de contributions dune grande richesse et livre au lecteur un large ventail darticles concernant les domaines linguistiques, ...littraires, socioculturels et pdagogiques regroups cette fois-ci sous la thmatique plurielle Textes littraires : analyses et applications.
Prenant la suite du Professeur Hüseyin Gümüs (Université de Marmara, Istanbul), Rédacteur en chef de la revue Synergies Turquie de 2013 a 2018 que nous remercions tous chaleureusement pour ces six ...précieuses années, j'ai le plaisir et l'honneur de présenter ce douzieme numéro intitulé Textes littéraires : analyses et applications.
The relationship between the thought of Albert Camus and Simone Weil has been partially explored by scholars since their deaths. However, current scholarship does not fully explain the influence ...Weil's life and work had on Camus' esthetics, a full treatment of which is necessary to truly understand the significance of Camus' adoption of the idea of the rebel as artist. Camus' thought progresses significantly from his early esthetics of the will in his Essay on Music, affirming art as fundamentally an egoistic act, to a later esthetics of transcendence, affirming the selflessness of artistic rebellion. This paper argues that Camus' development both mirrors Weil's own philosophical development and corresponds to Camus' exposure to and assimilation of Weil's thought on decreation, beauty, and the transcendent. By establishing that Camus' development in his esthetic and political theories corresponds to his exposure to and praise of Weil, I argue that Weil's influence on Camus explains his later turn away from Nietzsche and to the affirmation of human nature, beauty in the world, and selfless rebellion and creation.
