The myth of Sisyphus /
Camus, Albert, 1913-1960,
The myth of Sisyphus / Albert Camus ; translated from the French by Justin O'Brien. - Second Vintage International edition. - 138 pages ; 21 cm
"Originally published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, in 1955"--Title page verso.
The myth of Sisyphus -- An absurd reasoning -- Absurdity and suicide -- Absurd wall -- The philosophical suicide -- Absurd freedom -- The absurd man -- Don Juanism -- Drama -- Conquest -- Absurd creation -- Philosophy and fiction -- Kirilov -- Ephemeral creation -- The myth of Sisyphus -- Hope and the absurd in the work of Franz Kafka.
One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus--featured here in a stand-alone edition--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. --amazon.com.
9780525564454 0525564454
2020455404
French literature--Translations.
Existentialism.
Absurd (Philosophy)
Essays.
The myth of Sisyphus / Albert Camus ; translated from the French by Justin O'Brien. - Second Vintage International edition. - 138 pages ; 21 cm
"Originally published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, in 1955"--Title page verso.
The myth of Sisyphus -- An absurd reasoning -- Absurdity and suicide -- Absurd wall -- The philosophical suicide -- Absurd freedom -- The absurd man -- Don Juanism -- Drama -- Conquest -- Absurd creation -- Philosophy and fiction -- Kirilov -- Ephemeral creation -- The myth of Sisyphus -- Hope and the absurd in the work of Franz Kafka.
One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus--featured here in a stand-alone edition--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. --amazon.com.
9780525564454 0525564454
2020455404
French literature--Translations.
Existentialism.
Absurd (Philosophy)
Essays.