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Albert Camus

Philip Thody

(Macmillan modern novelists)

Macmillan, 1989

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Includes index

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: ISBN 9780333437049

Description

This book offers a new evaluation of Albert Camus, leading novelist and a pioneer of existentialism. Thody analyses Camus' development as a prose writer and the creation of such classics as The Stranger. The book places Camus' philosophies and themes in context and provides helpful discussion for new readers of Camus and students. '...an excellent introduction to Albert Camus...interweaving of fact, fiction, biography, and allegory gives a warmth and direction to this book.' J.C.McLaren, University of Delaware

Table of Contents

  • The man, the books and the themes
  • techniques, codes and ambiguity
  • evil, allegory and revolt
  • lawyers, guilt and satire
  • exile, humanism and a conclusion.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780333437056

Description

This book offers a new evaluation of Albert Camus, leading novelist and a pioneer of existentialism. Thody analyses Camus' development as a prose writer and the creation of such classics as The Stranger. The book places Camus' philosophies and themes in context and provides helpful discussion for new readers of Camus and students. '...an excellent introduction to Albert Camus...interweaving of fact, fiction, biography, and allegory gives a warmth and direction to this book.' J.C.McLaren, University of Delaware

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements - General Editor's Preface - The Man, the Books and the Themes - Technique, Codes and Ambiguity - Evil, Allegory and Revolt - Lawyers, Guilt and Satire - Exile, Humanism and a Conclusion - Biography, Notes and References - Index

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