Articles for tag: Absurdism, Albert Camus, Camus, Existentialist, The Plague

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Book Review: The Plague by Albert Camus

Having attained the status of an absurdist through the publishing of his philosophical essay The Myth of Sisyphus, all that was left to do is even further develop Camus’ theory of absurdism, yet through an indirect means which invokes reflection and thought. Camus wrote The Plague, his second novel, which was published in 1947. The ...

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Existentialism and Absurdism in Albert Camus’ Works

The domain of philosophically-inclined literature saw with it the development of an idea of broad-spanned and rather decrepit status. This was existentialism, dating back in origin far before it had been brought to light successfully in modern literature. Following increasing familiarity, and due to the French existentialist movement in which Camus was greatly involved, a ...