The Myth of Sisyphus

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The Myth of Sisyphus is a philosophical essay by Albert Camus that uses the Greek myth of Sisyphus to explore the concept of the absurd and the search for meaning in a meaningless world.

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instanceOf non-fiction book
philosophical essay
addresses conflict between human desire for meaning and silent universe
limits of rational explanation
relationship between reason and meaning
author Albert Camus
basedOn Greek myth of Sisyphus
centralConcept absurd hero
absurd reasoning
metaphysical rebellion
philosophical suicide
conclusion one must imagine Sisyphus happy
containsSection Absurd Creation
the absurd
surface form: An Absurd Reasoning

The Absurd Man
The Myth of Sisyphus self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Myth of Sisyphus (concluding essay)
countryOfOrigin France
hasPhilosophicalInfluenceFrom Friedrich Nietzsche
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Søren Kierkegaard
influenced 20th-century existentialist thought
literary criticism on existentialism
philosophy of absurdism
literaryGenre existentialist literature
philosophy
mainTheme meaning of life
rebellion
suicide
the absurd
mediaType print
notableEnglishTranslator Justin O’Brien
notableQuestion Whether life is worth living
originalLanguage French
originalTitle The Myth of Sisyphus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Le Mythe de Sisyphe
philosophicalPosition advocacy of revolt against the absurd
life can be lived meaningfully without ultimate meaning
rejection of suicide as a solution to the absurd
philosophicalSchool absurdism
publicationYear 1942
publisher Éditions Gallimard
relatedWorkByAuthor The Rebel
The Stranger
setInContextOf World War II era
structure collection of philosophical essays
symbolizes human condition in a meaningless universe
translatedInto English
usesMyth Sisyphus eternally pushing a boulder uphill

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Sisyphus associatedWork The Myth of Sisyphus
Albert Camus notableWork The Myth of Sisyphus
The Myth of Sisyphus originalTitle The Myth of Sisyphus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Le Mythe de Sisyphe
The Myth of Sisyphus containsSection The Myth of Sisyphus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Myth of Sisyphus (concluding essay)
existentialism majorWorkAssociated The Myth of Sisyphus
The Plague comparedTo The Myth of Sisyphus
The Rebel followsWork The Myth of Sisyphus
The Misunderstanding sharesThemesWith The Myth of Sisyphus
the absurd describedIn The Myth of Sisyphus
the absurd illustratedBy The Myth of Sisyphus
this entity surface form: myth of Sisyphus
Nausea originalTitle The Myth of Sisyphus
this entity surface form: La Nausée