Royal palm trees, locust trees, almond trees in the Valley of the Consuls... Some reflections on the vegetation in the works of Albert Camus Cover Image

Królewskie palmy, drzewa świętojańskie, migdałowce w Dolinie Konsulów… Kilka refleksji na temat roślinności w twórczości Alberta Camusa
Royal palm trees, locust trees, almond trees in the Valley of the Consuls... Some reflections on the vegetation in the works of Albert Camus

Author(s): Joanna Roś
Subject(s): Philosophy, Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Philosophical Traditions, Existentialism
Published by: Fundacja „dzień dobry! kolektyw kultury”
Keywords: Albert Camus;Albert Camus; vegetation; Algeria; French literature

Summary/Abstract: In this article the author argues that in the works of Camus people are particularly associated with vegetation. Joanna Roś analyzes the selected passages from the three literary works by Albert Camus, successively proving that: in The first man the fun with a palm tree is a symbol of passion for life, which is inextricably linked with nature as a model of survival; in Happy death vegetation teaches the hero that what would dishonor him as a man is the desire of death, denial of life; and Camus, presenting in The Minotaur or The Stop in Oran this city as a place where vegetation is masked, shows how this space devoid of vegetation urges a man to seek a counterbalance in a wild nature.

  • Issue Year: 1/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 51-68
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish