Table of Contents

Chronology; Introduction Edward J. Hughes; Part I. Biography and Influences: 1. Camus: a life lived in critical times Ieme van der Poel; 2. Situating Camus: the formative influences Toby Garfitt; 3. Autobiographical soundings in L'Envers et l'Endroit Edward J. Hughes; Part II. Themes, Preoccupations and Genres: 4. Rethinking the absurd: Le Mythe de Sisyphe David Carroll; 5. Camus and the theatre Christine Margerrison; 6. Camus the journalist Jeanyves Guerin; 7. Camus and social justice Martin Crowley; 8. Violence and ethics in Camus Colin Davis; 9. Camus and Sartre: the great quarrel Charles Forsdick; 10. Portraits of women, visions of Algeria Danielle Marx-Scouras; Part III. Texts and Contexts: 11. From Noces to L'Etranger Peter Dunwoodie; 12. Layers of meaning in La Peste Margaret E. Gray; 13. Withheld identity in La Chute David Ellison; 14. Le Premier Homme and the literature of loss Debra Kelly; Postface Edward J. Hughes; Guide to further reading; Index.

Promotional Information

An accessible guide to Albert Camus, one of the iconic figures of modern French literature, first published in 2007.

About the Author

Edward J. Hughes is Professor of French Studies at Queen Mary, University of London.

Reviews

'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.' Times Literary Supplement