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Title | : | The Rebel |
Author | : | Albert Camus |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 320 pages |
Published | : | January 1st 1992 by Vintage (first published 1951) |
Categories | : | Philosophy. Nonfiction. Writing. Essays. Classics. Cultural. France |
Albert Camus
Paperback | Pages: 320 pages Rating: 4.15 | 11488 Users | 448 Reviews
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By one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The Rebel is a classic essay on revolution. For Albert Camus, the urge to revolt is one of the "essential dimensions" of human nature, manifested in man's timeless Promethean struggle against the conditions of his existence, as well as the popular uprisings against established orders throughout history. And yet, with an eye toward the French Revolution and its regicides and deicides, he shows how inevitably the course of revolution leads to tyranny, as old regimes throughout the world collapse, The Rebel resonates as an ardent, eloquent, and supremely rational voice of conscience for our tumultuous times. Translated from the French by Anthony Bower.Point Books Conducive To The Rebel
Original Title: | L'homme révolté |
ISBN: | 0679733841 (ISBN13: 9780679733843) |
Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.15 From 11488 Users | 448 ReviewsWrite Up Of Books The Rebel
The Rebel is the longest and at some points most difficult essay Ive ever read. I think the title of the book itself is enough attractive for both Camus fans and other readers to choose this book. But who is a rebel?!A rebel is someone who says no to a master. He was a slave, a labor, perhaps a mechanical iron man built by bolts and nuts who did whatever he was said to do. But the moment he rises and rebels he feels the stream of blood in his veins. He feels hes alive. Despite this alive andUnfortunately, very boring book. I literally forced myself to read it for 40 days thinking it will improve (I could not read more than 5 pages per day), because there were some (very few) good quotes and it was not a political propaganda. But at the end I was so upset I gave up at the last 20 pages!
Whew. This is one book that I will unabashedly confirm my pride in having read. It was that difficult. In the past I probably would have given up on it. But I picked it up in honor of Camus' 100th birthday and it would have been disrespectful to his memory to leave it unfinished. What's more, it was damn compelling and thought-provoking for a good chunk of the time. Not uniformly -- there was a ton of stuff that just flew over my head -- but all of the "Historical Rebellion" (Part III), for
There was a time a few years ago when I read a lot of Camus, there was a big binge on him in fact, as I was deeply interested in his work, both fiction and non-fiction. But that interest slowly started to wear down and he was eventually nudged aside, because, dare I say it, I'd had enough of him. Not because he wasn't a brilliant writer, of course he was, but because I simply read too much of him. Well, I really should have read this back then, when his books really fascinated me more. Camus
Interesting book, though I also found it challenging to read. I don't know nearly enough about French literature or philosophy. But the basic question he asks is extremely relevant. We hate injustice, and intuitively it seems clearly right to revolt against unjust authority. So why does it nearly always go so wrong when we do so, and end up with an even worse injustice?
This is the sort of book that gives intellectuals a bad name. I approached it with some expectation as a book which looked seriously at the idea of the Rebel, but found out that in his 'history' of 'rebellious' events Camus quite deliberately defines the word to represent only what he wants it to mean, and conveniently dismisses any other views as either immaterial to his thesis, or as a subject for some other work. I found myself disagreeing with just about ever second statement he makes. Camus
As long as mankind has told stories, the topic of rebellion has been central. Mans disobedience and the loss thereupon of Paradise, as well as Satans rebellion against the oppressive authority of God in Heaven are the two main strands in Miltons classic Paradise Lost, to just name one of countless examples, summing up human experience in unforgettable drama.Camus analyses the topic from a philosophical and historical viewpoint, and gives a perfect example for his thesis on revolution and the
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