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Camus's 'The Silent Men' and 'The Guest': Depictions of Absurd Awareness

Authors :
McGregor, Rob Roy
Source :
Studies in Short Fiction. Summer, 1997, Vol. 34 Issue 3, 307
Publication Year :
1997

Abstract

In Le Mythe de Sisyphe,(1) Camus commends the profundity of Kierkegaard's perception regarding despair: '[There is] nothing more profound than Kierkegaard's view that despair is not an act but a [...]

Subjects

Subjects :
The Silent Men (Short fiction) -- Criticism and interpretation
The Guest (Camus, Albert) (Short story) -- Criticism and interpretation
Self-perception -- Analysis
French literature -- Analysis
Existentialism -- Analysis
Absurd (Philosophy) -- Analysis
Literature/writing

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00393789
Volume :
34
Issue :
3
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Studies in Short Fiction
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.59211539

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