Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0273 - Camus

"Kafka arouses pity and terror, Joyce admiration, Proust and Gide respect, but no modern writer that I can think of, except Camus, has aroused love. His death in 1960 was felt a personal loss by the whole literate world." (Susan Sontag) This course will address the full range of his published writings - fiction, philosophy, and drama. The focus will be on the thought and art of Camus, with particular attention to the Hellenic foundations of Camus' vision, inattention to which has contributed to the most blatant and common misreadings of his work. Students will attend one common lecture per week and either of two weekly discussion groups, one conducted in English and the other in French. Students may read Camus' work in the original or in translation and may write their independent research projects in either language.

Writing and Research In this course, students can generally expect to spend 12 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.