Albert Camus' hellenic heart, between Saint Augustine and Hegel
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This chapter situates Camus' Hellenism in the context of other French modernists in literature. It examines Camus' youthful Hellenism, rooted in his own experiences growing up in French Algeria. It then examines the philosophical dimensions of his defence of classical mesure, in the context of the 20th century European disaster. It also looks at his reading of Greek tragedy, and his key contrast of Prometheus as rebel, with Satan.
History
Volume
9
Chapter number
12
Pagination
242-268
ISSN
2213-1426
ISBN-13
9789004276505
Language
eng
Publication classification
B Book chapter, B1 Book chapter
Copyright notice
2017, BRILL
Extent
14
Editor/Contributor(s)
Glowyn AJ, Nikipoulos J
Publisher
Brill
Place of publication
Boston, Ma.
Title of book
Brill's companion to the reception of the classics in international modernism and the avant garde