Literature

Liberty’s Claims on Man and Citizen in the Writings and Life of Albert Camus

ABSTRACT

The conference explored issues of liberty through notions of rebellion, revolt, and moral obligation in the thought of Albert Camus. Readings included selections from both his philosophical and his literary works, including his novel The Plague.

READING LIST

Conference Readings

Camus, Albert. The Rebel. Translated by Anthony Bower. New York: Vintage International-Vintage Books, 1991.

Camus, Albert. The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays. Translated by Justin O’Brien. New York: Vintage International-Vintage Books, 1991.

Camus, Albert. Resistance, Rebellion, and Death. Translated by Justin O’Brien. New York: Vintage International-Vintage Books, 1995.

Camus, Albert. The Plague. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. New York: Vintage International-Vintage Books, 1991.

Camus, Albert. Exile and the Kingdom. Translated by Carol Cosman. New York: Vintage International-Vintage Books, 2006.

Camus, Albert. Caligula and Three Other Plays. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. New York: Vintage Books, 1958.

Camus, Albert. Between Hell and Reason: Essays from the Resistance Newspaper Combat, 1944-1947. Translated by Alexandre de Gramont. Hanover: University Press of New England, 1991.