The woman had to fall? Jean-Baptiste Clamence and the literary infection by evil
The article presents the concept of evil, as developed in the literary as well as philosophical works of Albert Camus. After a short, preliminary notice on the relationship between literature and evil, the article presents two spheres, in which the problem of evil was grasped by the author of The Re...
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| author | Maciej Kałuża |
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| description | The article presents the concept of evil, as developed in the literary as well as philosophical works of Albert Camus. After a short, preliminary notice on the relationship between literature and evil, the article presents two spheres, in which the problem of evil was grasped by the author of The Rebel. In the main part of the article, the complexity of the problem of evil, as represented by Jean-Baptiste Clamence from The Fall is shown. It is seen as a development of the concept of evil from The Plague, with the potency to disseminate onto others. It is also perceived, as something resulting from severe trauma of the main character. In conclusion, I claim, that the problem of evil, as experienced by Clamence may be understood as a still relevant metaphor of contemporary culture, struggling with passivity against the rise of social evil. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-73574b5150394de6b487ce472f2b57b22022-12-21T23:22:24ZengLodz University PressActa Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Polonica1505-90572353-19082020-12-0159410.18778/1505-9057.59.05The woman had to fall? Jean-Baptiste Clamence and the literary infection by evilMaciej Kałuża0Dr, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Social Philosophy Department, Podchorążych 2, 30-084 CracowThe article presents the concept of evil, as developed in the literary as well as philosophical works of Albert Camus. After a short, preliminary notice on the relationship between literature and evil, the article presents two spheres, in which the problem of evil was grasped by the author of The Rebel. In the main part of the article, the complexity of the problem of evil, as represented by Jean-Baptiste Clamence from The Fall is shown. It is seen as a development of the concept of evil from The Plague, with the potency to disseminate onto others. It is also perceived, as something resulting from severe trauma of the main character. In conclusion, I claim, that the problem of evil, as experienced by Clamence may be understood as a still relevant metaphor of contemporary culture, struggling with passivity against the rise of social evil.https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/polonica/article/view/6239evilliterature and philosophyCamusThe Fall |
| spellingShingle | Maciej Kałuża The woman had to fall? Jean-Baptiste Clamence and the literary infection by evil Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Polonica evil literature and philosophy Camus The Fall |
| title | The woman had to fall? Jean-Baptiste Clamence and the literary infection by evil |
| title_full | The woman had to fall? Jean-Baptiste Clamence and the literary infection by evil |
| title_fullStr | The woman had to fall? Jean-Baptiste Clamence and the literary infection by evil |
| title_full_unstemmed | The woman had to fall? Jean-Baptiste Clamence and the literary infection by evil |
| title_short | The woman had to fall? Jean-Baptiste Clamence and the literary infection by evil |
| title_sort | woman had to fall jean baptiste clamence and the literary infection by evil |
| topic | evil literature and philosophy Camus The Fall |
| url | https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/polonica/article/view/6239 |
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