Camus, Le mythe de Sisyphe, 1942.
Essai sur l'absurde. Les essais XII. Edition augmentée.
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B001O1NQKA
€15.00
- Condition : good, clean, slight wear, dedication.
For Camus, Sisyphus is the ultimate hero of the absurd. He was condemned for defying the gods and fighting death. The gods thought they had found a perfect form of torture for Sisyphus, who would wait for the impossible, for the stone to remain on the top of the mountain. The gods thought they were generating permanent frustration, based on Sisyphus' never-ending hope. Yet, defying the gods again, Sisyphus is hopeless. He abandons all illusion of success. It is at this moment of disillusionment that Camus considers Sisyphus a hero. Sisyphus begins to see his ability to continue, again and again, to endure punishment, as a form of victory. The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. We have to imagine Sisyphus happy, happy to fulfil his duty as a man, that of continuing to live despite the meaninglessness of the world.
Condition | Used - Good |
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Language | France |
Illustrated | No |
Publicaton Date | Jan 1, 1942 |
Year | 1942 |
Author / Cartographer / Photographer | Camus Albert |
Editor | Gallimard |
First edition | No |
Signed edition | No |
Signed binding | No |
Armorial binding | No |
Binding / Format | Softcover |
Size | 18 x 12 cm |
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