Albert Camus Research, Literature and Thought against violence

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25370356
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: European literature
• Research Institution: The Open University of Japan (2015-2017); Nara Women's University (2013-2014)
• Principal Investigator: MINO HIROSHI 放送大学, 奈良学習センター, 特任教授 (90117979)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 暴力 / 不条理 / 反抗

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Albert Camus lived in the twentieth century, a turbulent time marked by the two world wars. In his fight against violence (illness, death, catastrophe, terrorism, war, totalitarianism), he refused transcendental values (Christianity and revolutionary ideas), and remaining on the human horizon he pursued the meaning of life . From this point of view, I examined the situation of the time he was alive, and re-examined all of Camus's works to clarify their characteristics. As a result, I published a book titled "Camus Reading - His Life and All Works" in June 2016, and articles in Japanese and French in academic journals.

Free Research Field

フランス文学