Structure and Meaning in La Chute
1962; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 77; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/460415
ISSN1938-1530
Autores Tópico(s)French Historical and Cultural Studies
ResumoLa chute is a disturbing and ironic picture of modern man caught in a hell of his own making. Since the involved irony and ambiguity make it Camus's most difficult work, the book was initially misunderstood by a number of critics. To appreciate fully the meaning of the novel it is necessary to understand Camus's use of literary parallels and of allusions to his own experience and to the history of his time. Some of the basic literary and historical allusions have been noted in recent criticism. The following study will examine in detail these allusions and will attempt to clarify the meaning of La Chute by elucidating particularly the relationship between the echoes of Dante and the echoes of L'Homme révolté and the controversy following its publication.
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