The Myth of Sisyphus And Other Essays - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Myth of Sisyphus And Other Essays write by Albert Camus. This book was released on 2012-10-31. The Myth of Sisyphus And Other Essays available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide; the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus brilliantly posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the value of personal existence, and the possibility of life lived with dignity and authenticity.
Resistance, Rebellion, and Death
Resistance, Rebellion, and Death - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Resistance, Rebellion, and Death write by Albert Camus. This book was released on 2012-10-31. Resistance, Rebellion, and Death available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. NOBEL PRIZE WINNER • Twenty-three political essays that focus on the victims of history, from the fallen maquis of the French Resistance to the casualties of the Cold War. In the speech he gave upon accepting the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957, Albert Camus said that a writer "cannot serve today those who make history; he must serve those who are subject to it." Resistance, Rebellion and Death displays Camus' rigorous moral intelligence addressing issues that range from colonial warfare in Algeria to the social cancer of capital punishment. But this stirring book is above all a reflection on the problem of freedom, and, as such, belongs in the same tradition as the works that gave Camus his reputation as the conscience of our century: The Stranger, The Rebel, and The Myth of Sisyphus.
The Myth of Sisyphus
The Myth of Sisyphus - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Myth of Sisyphus write by Elliott M. Simon. This book was released on 2007. The Myth of Sisyphus available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The myth of Sisyphus symbolizes the archetypal process of becoming without the consolation of absolute achievement. It is both a poignant reflection of the human condition and a prominent framing text for classical, medieval, and renaissance theories of human perfectibility. In this unique reading of the myth through classical philosophies, pagan and Christian religious doctrines, and medieval and renaissance literature, we see Sisyphus, "the most cunning of human beings," attempting to transcend his imperfections empowered by his imagination to renew his faith in the infinite potentialities of human excellence."--BOOK JACKET
Camus and Sartre
Camus and Sartre - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Camus and Sartre write by Ronald Aronson. This book was released on 2004-01-03. Camus and Sartre available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Until now it has been impossible to read the full story of the relationship between Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre. Their dramatic rupture at the height of the Cold War, like that conflict itself, demanded those caught in its wake to take sides rather than to appreciate its tragic complexity. Now, using newly available sources, Ronald Aronson offers the first book-length account of the twentieth century's most famous friendship and its end. Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre first met in 1943, during the German occupation of France. The two became fast friends. Intellectual as well as political allies, they grew famous overnight after Paris was liberated. As playwrights, novelists, philosophers, journalists, and editors, the two seemed to be everywhere and in command of every medium in post-war France. East-West tensions would put a strain on their friendship, however, as they evolved in opposing directions and began to disagree over philosophy, the responsibilities of intellectuals, and what sorts of political changes were necessary or possible. As Camus, then Sartre adopted the mantle of public spokesperson for his side, a historic showdown seemed inevitable. Sartre embraced violence as a path to change and Camus sharply opposed it, leading to a bitter and very public falling out in 1952. They never spoke again, although they continued to disagree, in code, until Camus's death in 1960. In a remarkably nuanced and balanced account, Aronson chronicles this riveting story while demonstrating how Camus and Sartre developed first in connection with and then against each other, each keeping the other in his sights long after their break. Combining biography and intellectual history, philosophical and political passion, Camus and Sartre will fascinate anyone interested in these great writers or the world-historical issues that tore them apart.
The Poems of Nakahara Chūya
The Poems of Nakahara Chūya - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Poems of Nakahara Chūya write by Chūya Nakahara. This book was released on 1993. The Poems of Nakahara Chūya available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Acclaimed English translation of poems by one of the most gifted and colourful of Japan's early modern poets: Nakahara Chuya. Now ranked among the finest Japanese verse of the 20th century, influenced by both Symbolism and Dada, he created lyrics renowned for their songlike eloquence, their personal imagery and their poignant charm.
