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Nuptials (Noces) is a collection of 4 lyrical essays by Albert Camus. It is one of his earliest works, and the first dealing with the absurd and suicide. Camus examines religious hope, rejects religions and life after death. Instead, he advocates for living for now.
Nuptials. by. Albert Camus. "Nuptials" is a lyrical essay collection that delves into the author's profound reflections on the Mediterranean landscape and the joy of living. Through vivid and evocative prose, the essays explore the author's sensory experiences and emotional responses to the sun, sea, and nature of Algiers and its surroundings.
Albert Camus, Ellen Conroy Kennedy (Translator), Philip Thody (Editor) 4.29. 1,050 ratings83 reviews. "Here now, for the first time in a complete English translation, we have Camus's three little volumes of essays, plus a selection of his critical comments on literature and his own place in it.
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23 de mar. de 2020 · London : H. Hamilton. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; marygrovecollege; internetarchivebooks; americana. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. vi, 274 pages; 23 cm. pt. 1 Lyrical essays: Betwixt and between (1937) [L'envers et l'endroit] Nuptials (1938) [Noces] Summer (1954) [L'ete] -- pt. 2 Critical essays. -- pt. 3.
31 de out. de 2012 · Books. Lyrical and Critical Essays. Edited by Philip Thody, translated by Ellen Conroy Kennedy. "Here now, for the first time in a complete English translation, we have Camus' three little...
In some of the essays in “Summer” Camus himself gives a marvelous poetic and humorous picture of the provincial simplicities of Oran and Algiers. When he tries to produce a theory of Mediterranean culture, as he does in the first of the critical essays that form Part II of the book, the argument appears as shaky as in the section of “The Rebel” entitled “Thought at the Meridian.”
Noces contains four rather disparate essays, each of which departs from its initial physical description of place and expands into a sensual and philosophical reflection: "Nuptials at Tipasa" praises the natural beauty of the Mediterranean landscape and the writer's place in it; "The Wind at Djemila" meditates on death while the third essay ...
