“Let us rejoice, indeed, at having witnessed the death of a lying and comfortable Europe and being faced by cruel truths. Let us rejoice as men because a prolonged hoax has collapsed and we see clearly what threatens us.” Albert Camus, “Create Dangerously”, 1957.
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RKS Literature: The Justification of a Writer (Albert Camus)
“We must know that we can never escape the common misery and that our only justification, if indeed there is any justification, is to speak up, insofar as we can, for those who cannot do so. But we must do so for all those that are suffering at the moment, whatever may be the glories,Continue reading “RKS Literature: The Justification of a Writer (Albert Camus)”
RKS Literature: What Can Art Speak of? (Albert Camus)
“Of what could art speak, indeed? If it adapts itself to what the majority of our society wants, art will be meaningless recreation. If it blindly rejects that society, if the artist makes up his mind to take refuge in his dream, art will express nothing but a negation. In this way we shall haveContinue reading “RKS Literature: What Can Art Speak of? (Albert Camus)”
RKS Literature: The Wretched Condition of the Masses (Albert Camus)
“The questioning of art by the artist has many reasons, and only the loftiest need be considered. Amongst the best explanations is the feeling the contemporary artist has of lying or of indulging in useless words if he pays no attention to history’s woes. What characterizes our time, indeed, is the way masses and theirContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Wretched Condition of the Masses (Albert Camus)”
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