{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-camus-hardback-9780521840484","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Camus (Hardback) 9780521840484","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Camus\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn accessible guide to Albert Camus, one of the iconic figures of modern French literature, first published in 2007.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdward J. Hughes (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521840484, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 April 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The Cambridge Companion to Camus is a fine collection of essays, covering many facets of its subject, as well as providing good background, an excellent chronology of Camus's life an times, and a thorough guide to further reading.' The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAlbert Camus is one of the iconic figures of twentieth-century French literature, one of France's most widely read modern literary authors and one of the youngest winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature. As the author of L'Etranger and the architect of the notion of 'the Absurd' in the 1940s, he shot to prominence in France and beyond. His work nevertheless attracted hostility as well as acclaim and he was increasingly drawn into bitter political controversies, especially the issue of France's place and role in the country of his birth, Algeria. Most recently, postcolonial studies have identified in his writings a set of preoccupations ripe for revisitation. Situating Camus in his cultural and historical context, this 2007 Companion explores his best-selling novels, his ambiguous engagement with philosophy, his theatre, his increasingly high-profile work as a journalist and his reflection on ethical and political questions that continue to concern readers today.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Edward J. Hughes\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Biography and Influences: 1. Camus: a life lived in critical times Ieme van der Poel\u003cbr\u003e 2. Situating Camus: the formative influences Toby Garfitt\u003cbr\u003e 3. Autobiographical soundings in L'Envers et l'Endroit Edward J. Hughes\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Themes, Preoccupations and Genres: 4. Rethinking the absurd: Le Mythe de Sisyphe David Carroll\u003cbr\u003e 5. Camus and the theatre Christine Margerrison\u003cbr\u003e 6. Camus the journalist Jeanyves Guerin\u003cbr\u003e 7. Camus and social justice Martin Crowley\u003cbr\u003e 8. Violence and ethics in Camus Colin Davis\u003cbr\u003e 9. Camus and Sartre: the great quarrel Charles Forsdick\u003cbr\u003e 10. Portraits of women, visions of Algeria Danielle Marx-Scouras\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Texts and Contexts: 11. From Noces to L'Etranger Peter Dunwoodie\u003cbr\u003e 12. Layers of meaning in La Peste Margaret E. Gray\u003cbr\u003e 13. Withheld identity in La Chute David Ellison\u003cbr\u003e 14. Le Premier Homme and the literature of loss Debra Kelly\u003cbr\u003e Postface Edward J. Hughes\u003cbr\u003e Guide to further reading\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265220563224,"sku":"9780521840484","price":79.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521840484i.jpg?v=1692020720","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-camus-hardback-9780521840484","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}