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The woman had to fall? Jean-Baptiste Clamence and the literary infection by evil

Authors :
Maciej Kałuża
Source :
Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Polonica, Vol 59, Iss 4 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Lodz University Press, 2020.

Abstract

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.

Details

Language :
English, Polish
ISSN :
15059057 and 23531908
Volume :
59
Issue :
4
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Polonica
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.73574b5150394de6b487ce472f2b57b2
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.18778/1505-9057.59.05