Born again through beauty Reflections on “L’Exil d’Hélène”
- Publication type: Journal article
- Journal: Albert Camus au sortir de la guerre. 1944-1948
2022 – 8 - Author: Lager (Alexis)
- Pages: 271 to 285
- Journal: Journal of Modern Literature
- Series: Albert Camus, n° 25
Written in 1948, in the aftermath of the Second World War, “L’Exil d’Hélène” presents beauty as an anthropological value on the basis of which to rebuild Man who has been disfigured by the chaos of history. This article aims to clarify the genesis of the text, the philosophical ideas it highlights, but also its aesthetic implications.
- CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
- ISBN: 978-2-406-12278-4
- EAN: 9782406122784
- ISSN: 0035-2136
- DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-12278-4.p.0271
- Publisher: Classiques Garnier
- Online publication: 08-03-2022
- Periodicity: Monthly
- Language: French
- Keyword: Hélène, Beauty, History, Nature, René Char, Creation
