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"Ces forces obscures de lââme"
Women, race and origins in the writings of Albert Camus
Series: - Faux Titre Online, Volume: 311
- Faux Titre, Volume: 311
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This is the first major investigation of Camusâs prose fiction to explore the developing presentation of women, from the authorâs earliest writings to his last, unfinished novel. Avoiding the traditional relegation of this subject to an emotional or private sphere, it traces Camusâs intellectual development in order to demonstrate the centrality of this subject to Camusâs work as a whole. If the Absurd, constructed over the body of the ârealâ woman, liberates the writer to follow a âtrue pathâ of literary creation, the impending loss of his Algerian homeland impells a return to âall that he had not been free to chooseâ, the ties of blood. These conflictual and unresolved ties are here investigated, in conjunction with the presentation of mythical female figures expressing Camusâs darkest fears, partly voiced in other writings, concerning that âotherâ Algeria for which he would never fight. Exploring complex interconnections between sexuality, âraceâ and colonialism, this volume is pertinent to all who are interested in the writings of Camus, particularly those seeking relevant new ways of approaching his work.
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: Early Confrontations with Others: the Ãcrits de Jeunesse
Chapter 2: The Death of Woman and the Birth of Culture
Chapter 3: The Man-god and Death as an Act of the Will
Chapter 4: The Dark Continent of LâÃtranger
Chapter 5: Mythical Women in La Peste
Chapter 6: Woman, Race and the Fall of Man
Chapter 7: Sexual Topographies
Chapter 8: The First Man
Selected Bibliography
Index
Introduction
Chapter 1: Early Confrontations with Others: the Ãcrits de Jeunesse
Chapter 2: The Death of Woman and the Birth of Culture
Chapter 3: The Man-god and Death as an Act of the Will
Chapter 4: The Dark Continent of LâÃtranger
Chapter 5: Mythical Women in La Peste
Chapter 6: Woman, Race and the Fall of Man
Chapter 7: Sexual Topographies
Chapter 8: The First Man
Selected Bibliography
Index