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This collection of original essays on philosophical themes in Albert Camus's
The Plague is of special relevance during and in the aftermath of Covid-19 but also provides reflections that will be of lasting value to those interested in this classic work of literature.
Sommario
- Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) poem
- Series Editor's Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- List of Contributors
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction, Peg Brand Weiser
- Chapter 1: The Plague and the Present Moment, Steven G. Kellman
- Chapter 2: Present in Effacement: The Place of Women in Camus's Plague and Ours, Jane E. Schulz
- Chapter 3: The Meaning of a Pandemic, Andrew Edgar
- Chapter 4: Grief and Human Connection in The Plague, Kathleen Higgins
- Chapter 5: Examining the Narrative Devolution of the Physician in Camus's The Plague, Edward B. Weiser
- Chapter 6: Horror and Natural Evil in The Plague, Cynthia A. Freeland
- Chapter 7: 'I Can't Breathe': Covid-19 and The Plague's Tragedy, Margaret E. Gray
- Chapter 8: Modern Death, Decent Death, and Heroic Solidarity in The Plague, Peg Brand Weiser
Info autore
Peg Brand Weiser is Laureate Professor and Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arizona, with affiliated faculty status with Gender & Women's Studies, the W. A. Franke Honors College, and the AIAR (Applied Intercultural Arts Research) Graduate Program.
Riassunto
This collection of original essays on philosophical themes in Albert Camus's The Plague is of special relevance during and in the aftermath of Covid-19 but also provides reflections that will be of lasting value to those interested in this classic work of literature.
Testo aggiuntivo
Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.
