What do you think?
Rate this book
Caligula suivi de Le Malentendu
"Caligula : C'est une v¨¦rit¨¦ toute simple et toute claire, un peu b¨ºte, mais difficile ¨¤ d¨¦couvrir et lourde ¨¤ porter.H¨¦licon : Et qu'est-ce donc que cette v¨¦rit¨¦, Ca?us ?Caligula : Les hommes meurent et ils ne sont pas heureux.H¨¦licon : Allons, Ca?us, c'est une v¨¦rit¨¦ dont on s'arrange tr¨¨s bien. Regarde autour de toi. Ce n'est pas cela qui les emp¨ºche de d¨¦jeuner.Caligula : Alors, c'est que tout, autour de moi, est mensonge, et moi, je veux qu'on vive dans la v¨¦rit¨¦ !"
245 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1944
61 people are currently reading
1,639 people want to read
About the author
Albert Camus
938?books34.9k?followersWorks, such as the novels
The Stranger
(1942) and
The Plague
(1947), of Algerian-born French writer and philosopher Albert Camus concern the absurdity of the human condition; he won the Nobel Prize of 1957 for literature.
Origin and his experiences of this representative of non-metropolitan literature in the 1930s dominated influences in his thought and work.
He also adapted plays of Pedro Calder¨®n de la Barca, Lope de Vega, Dino Buzzati, and Requiem for a Nun of William Faulkner. One may trace his enjoyment of the theater back to his membership in l'Equipe, an Algerian group, whose "collective creation" R¨¦volte dans les Asturies (1934) was banned for political reasons.
Of semi-proletarian parents, early attached to intellectual circles of strongly revolutionary tendencies, with a deep interest, he came at the age of 25 years in 1938; only chance prevented him from pursuing a university career in that field. The man and the times met: Camus joined the resistance movement during the occupation and after the liberation served as a columnist for the newspaper Combat.
The essay Le Mythe de Sisyphe (The Myth of Sisyphus), 1942, expounds notion of acceptance of the absurd of Camus with "the total absence of hope, which has nothing to do with despair, a continual refusal, which must not be confused with renouncement - and a conscious dissatisfaction."
Meursault, central character of L'?tranger (The Stranger), 1942, illustrates much of this essay: man as the nauseated victim of the absurd orthodoxy of habit, later - when the young killer faces execution - tempted by despair, hope, and salvation.
Besides his fiction and essays, Camus very actively produced plays in the theater (e.g., Caligula, 1944).
The time demanded his response, chiefly in his activities, but in 1947, Camus retired from political journalism.
Doctor Rieux of La Peste (The Plague), 1947, who tirelessly attends the plague-stricken citizens of Oran, enacts the revolt against a world of the absurd and of injustice, and confirms words: "We refuse to despair of mankind. Without having the unreasonable ambition to save men, we still want to serve them."
People also well know La Chute (The Fall), work of Camus in 1956.
Camus authored L'Exil et le royaume (Exile and the Kingdom) in 1957. His austere search for moral order found its aesthetic correlative in the classicism of his art. He styled of great purity, intense concentration, and rationality.
Camus died at the age of 46 years in a car accident near Sens in le Grand Fossard in the small town of Villeblevin.
Chinese °¢¶û±´¡¤¼ÓçÑ
Origin and his experiences of this representative of non-metropolitan literature in the 1930s dominated influences in his thought and work.
He also adapted plays of Pedro Calder¨®n de la Barca, Lope de Vega, Dino Buzzati, and Requiem for a Nun of William Faulkner. One may trace his enjoyment of the theater back to his membership in l'Equipe, an Algerian group, whose "collective creation" R¨¦volte dans les Asturies (1934) was banned for political reasons.
Of semi-proletarian parents, early attached to intellectual circles of strongly revolutionary tendencies, with a deep interest, he came at the age of 25 years in 1938; only chance prevented him from pursuing a university career in that field. The man and the times met: Camus joined the resistance movement during the occupation and after the liberation served as a columnist for the newspaper Combat.
The essay Le Mythe de Sisyphe (The Myth of Sisyphus), 1942, expounds notion of acceptance of the absurd of Camus with "the total absence of hope, which has nothing to do with despair, a continual refusal, which must not be confused with renouncement - and a conscious dissatisfaction."
Meursault, central character of L'?tranger (The Stranger), 1942, illustrates much of this essay: man as the nauseated victim of the absurd orthodoxy of habit, later - when the young killer faces execution - tempted by despair, hope, and salvation.
Besides his fiction and essays, Camus very actively produced plays in the theater (e.g., Caligula, 1944).
The time demanded his response, chiefly in his activities, but in 1947, Camus retired from political journalism.
Doctor Rieux of La Peste (The Plague), 1947, who tirelessly attends the plague-stricken citizens of Oran, enacts the revolt against a world of the absurd and of injustice, and confirms words: "We refuse to despair of mankind. Without having the unreasonable ambition to save men, we still want to serve them."
People also well know La Chute (The Fall), work of Camus in 1956.
Camus authored L'Exil et le royaume (Exile and the Kingdom) in 1957. His austere search for moral order found its aesthetic correlative in the classicism of his art. He styled of great purity, intense concentration, and rationality.
Camus died at the age of 46 years in a car accident near Sens in le Grand Fossard in the small town of Villeblevin.
Chinese °¢¶û±´¡¤¼ÓçÑ
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 128 reviews
March 19, 2024
These two pieces feature a whole series of implacable characters, mad in their thirst for death, but who knows, in their way, how to touch us. I didn't know what to expect when I opened this book. My opinion of Albert Camus's works is variable (I have loved and hated others), but I am not disappointed. The style is always straightforward, which I appreciate, and the characters' psychology is outstanding. To be read.
November 23, 2023
?? ?? ?????? ????? ?? ?? ?????? ?? ?? ????? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?? ??? ?? ?? ???? ?? ????: ?) ?? ?? ??? ?) ??? ???? ?? ????? ?? ????.
?????? ?????????? ?? ??? ????? ???? ?? ?????????? ?? ??? ????? ????? ????? ?????? ? ????????? ?? ??? ????? ?????? ?? ????? ???????? ??? ????? ?? ????!
???? ???????? ?? ??? ???? ????? ?? ?? ????? ???? ?? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ?? ?? ??????? ??? ???? ??? ??????? ???? ????.
?? ??? ??? ?????????? ???? ?????? ?? ????? ?? ?? ?? ???? ?? ???? ?????? ?? ?????? ???? ? ??? ?????????? ?? ??????. ???? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????? ?????? ?????? ??? ??? ??? ? ??? ?????????? ????? ??? ?? ?????? ??????????? ???? ?? ????? ?? ???? ???????.
??? ????? ?? ?????????? ??? ?? ????? ?? ????? ???? ?? ???? ????? ???? - ? ?? ???? ???? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??? ??? ??? ??? ?? ??? ?? ????? ?????? ????? ???????? ???? ????? ???? ?? ?? ??????? - ? ????? ?????? ???? ?????. ?????? ?????? ????? ??? ??? ???? ?? ??? ?????????? ????????.
?????? ?????????? ?? ??? ????? ???? ?? ?????????? ?? ??? ????? ????? ????? ?????? ? ????????? ?? ??? ????? ?????? ?? ????? ???????? ??? ????? ?? ????!
???? ???????? ?? ??? ???? ????? ?? ?? ????? ???? ?? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ?? ?? ??????? ??? ???? ??? ??????? ???? ????.
?? ??? ??? ?????????? ???? ?????? ?? ????? ?? ?? ?? ???? ?? ???? ?????? ?? ?????? ???? ? ??? ?????????? ?? ??????. ???? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????? ?????? ?????? ??? ??? ??? ? ??? ?????????? ????? ??? ?? ?????? ??????????? ???? ?? ????? ?? ???? ???????.
??? ????? ?? ?????????? ??? ?? ????? ?? ????? ???? ?? ???? ????? ???? - ? ?? ???? ???? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??? ??? ??? ??? ?? ??? ?? ????? ?????? ????? ???????? ???? ????? ???? ?? ?? ??????? - ? ????? ?????? ???? ?????. ?????? ?????? ????? ??? ??? ???? ?? ??? ?????????? ????????.
Read
December 13, 2023Camus era senhor de uma obra bastante desigual, ora perfeitamente leg¨ªvel ora demasiado obscura para agradar sen?o a um punhado de intelectuais ou f?s ferranhos do autor. E essa disparidade ¨¦ muit¨ªssimo evidente quando estamos perante as duas pe?as que comp?e este livro. Ora, como eu n?o tenho obriga??o de elogiar a obra do autor, nem me dei ao trabalho de concluir a segunda pe?a que figura neste volume - O Equ¨ªvoco ¨¦ uma obra relativamente pobre e demasiado artificial que n?o chamou nem um pouco por mim. J¨¢ °ä²¹±ô¨ª²µ³Ü±ô²¹ ¨¦ uma pe?a de car¨¢ter m¨ªtico de grande envergadura - embora n?o das mais acess¨ªveis - que, precisamente por isso, merece uma ou outra reflex?o.
CAL?GULA
(...)n?o tenho muitas maneiras de provar que sou livre. ?-se sempre livre ¨¤ custa de algu¨¦m. ? aborrecido, mas ¨¦ normal.
Os C¨¦sares, esses seres em cujas m?os o destino de homens e na??es jazia, assumiam uma roupagem divina que os trazia pr¨®ximos da loucura, da arbitrariedade e da tirania. Por isso, e por um certo sentimento de superioridade moral, hoje habitu¨¢mo-nos a brind¨¢-los com ep¨ªtetos que se lhes colaram ¨¤ pele - e as etiquetas com que assinalamos °ä²¹±ô¨ª²µ³Ü±ô²¹ s?o das mais duras (e talvez das mais arbitr¨¢rias j¨¢ que, na cultura liter¨¢ria cl¨¢ssica era frequente colar o r¨®tulo de louco ou p¨¦rfido t?o s¨® a um mau governante). Certo ¨¦ que a figura de °ä²¹±ô¨ª²µ³Ü±ô²¹ alimenta as nossas fantasias desde sempre e nem Camus lhe resistiu. E, embora para mim a sua filosofia do absurdo resulte melhor (porque mais pac¨ªfica) com o seu estrangeiro Mersault, n?o posso deixar de concordar que est¨¢ bem apanhado o princ¨ªpio de absurdo na condi??o de um imperador endeusado e onipotente - aos nossos olhos, claro est¨¢.
CAL?GULA
(...) At¨¦ h¨¢ pouco tempo, eu n?o sabia. Agora, sei. (...) Este mundo, tal como est¨¢ feito, n?o ¨¦ suport¨¢vel. Tenho, portanto, necessidade da Lua. ou da felicidade, ou da imortalidade, de qualquer coisa de demente, talvez, mas que n?o seja deste mundo.
Em °ä²¹±ô¨ª²µ³Ü±ô²¹ , a consci¨ºncia tr¨¢gica do pensamento absurdo est¨¢ encapsulada na figura de um governante desp¨®tico que, tamb¨¦m ele como o derradeiro estrangeiro de Camus, se sente forasteiro no meio dos seus patr¨ªcios. Um ser com uma sensibilidade particular para as limita??es do homem enquanto criatura sensitiva, °ä²¹±ô¨ª²µ³Ü±ô²¹ tenta ainda assim ser maior do que o mundo, a morte, ou o olvido, perfeitamente consciente do absurdo que ¨¦ toda a vida terrena. Caligula ¨¦, para Camus, um homem para quem a apatia e a indiferen?a perante a vida (poss¨ªvel) habilitam de forma arbitr¨¢ria a jogar da dor e do sofrimento numa tentativa de imprimir sentido ¨¤ exist¨ºncia. E tudo isto, se fizer sentido para algu¨¦m, ¨¦ a ess¨ºncia do absurdo.
J¨¢ eu aposto, onde quer que Camus esteja, que ele se farta de rir de n¨®s sempre que tentamos chegar ao cerne da sua filosofia...
CAL?GULA
(...)Acreditava, como toda a gente, que estar desesperado era uma doen?a da alma. Estava enganado, o corpo ¨¦ que sofre Doem-me, os membros, a pele, o peito. Tenho a cabe?a vazia e o cora??o sobressaltado. Mas, o mais horr¨ªvel ¨¦ este gosto na boca. N?o a sangue. nem a morte, nem a febre, e a tudo isso ao mesmo tempo. Basta que mexa a l¨ªngua para que tudo se torne negro, para que os seres me repugnem. Como ¨¦ duro, como ¨¦ amargo a gente tornar-se um homem!
CAL?GULA
(...)n?o tenho muitas maneiras de provar que sou livre. ?-se sempre livre ¨¤ custa de algu¨¦m. ? aborrecido, mas ¨¦ normal.
Os C¨¦sares, esses seres em cujas m?os o destino de homens e na??es jazia, assumiam uma roupagem divina que os trazia pr¨®ximos da loucura, da arbitrariedade e da tirania. Por isso, e por um certo sentimento de superioridade moral, hoje habitu¨¢mo-nos a brind¨¢-los com ep¨ªtetos que se lhes colaram ¨¤ pele - e as etiquetas com que assinalamos °ä²¹±ô¨ª²µ³Ü±ô²¹ s?o das mais duras (e talvez das mais arbitr¨¢rias j¨¢ que, na cultura liter¨¢ria cl¨¢ssica era frequente colar o r¨®tulo de louco ou p¨¦rfido t?o s¨® a um mau governante). Certo ¨¦ que a figura de °ä²¹±ô¨ª²µ³Ü±ô²¹ alimenta as nossas fantasias desde sempre e nem Camus lhe resistiu. E, embora para mim a sua filosofia do absurdo resulte melhor (porque mais pac¨ªfica) com o seu estrangeiro Mersault, n?o posso deixar de concordar que est¨¢ bem apanhado o princ¨ªpio de absurdo na condi??o de um imperador endeusado e onipotente - aos nossos olhos, claro est¨¢.
CAL?GULA
(...) At¨¦ h¨¢ pouco tempo, eu n?o sabia. Agora, sei. (...) Este mundo, tal como est¨¢ feito, n?o ¨¦ suport¨¢vel. Tenho, portanto, necessidade da Lua. ou da felicidade, ou da imortalidade, de qualquer coisa de demente, talvez, mas que n?o seja deste mundo.
Em °ä²¹±ô¨ª²µ³Ü±ô²¹ , a consci¨ºncia tr¨¢gica do pensamento absurdo est¨¢ encapsulada na figura de um governante desp¨®tico que, tamb¨¦m ele como o derradeiro estrangeiro de Camus, se sente forasteiro no meio dos seus patr¨ªcios. Um ser com uma sensibilidade particular para as limita??es do homem enquanto criatura sensitiva, °ä²¹±ô¨ª²µ³Ü±ô²¹ tenta ainda assim ser maior do que o mundo, a morte, ou o olvido, perfeitamente consciente do absurdo que ¨¦ toda a vida terrena. Caligula ¨¦, para Camus, um homem para quem a apatia e a indiferen?a perante a vida (poss¨ªvel) habilitam de forma arbitr¨¢ria a jogar da dor e do sofrimento numa tentativa de imprimir sentido ¨¤ exist¨ºncia. E tudo isto, se fizer sentido para algu¨¦m, ¨¦ a ess¨ºncia do absurdo.
J¨¢ eu aposto, onde quer que Camus esteja, que ele se farta de rir de n¨®s sempre que tentamos chegar ao cerne da sua filosofia...
CAL?GULA
(...)Acreditava, como toda a gente, que estar desesperado era uma doen?a da alma. Estava enganado, o corpo ¨¦ que sofre Doem-me, os membros, a pele, o peito. Tenho a cabe?a vazia e o cora??o sobressaltado. Mas, o mais horr¨ªvel ¨¦ este gosto na boca. N?o a sangue. nem a morte, nem a febre, e a tudo isso ao mesmo tempo. Basta que mexa a l¨ªngua para que tudo se torne negro, para que os seres me repugnem. Como ¨¦ duro, como ¨¦ amargo a gente tornar-se um homem!
September 12, 2016
????? ??????? ???? ?? ???? ?????? ?????? ??? ???????????? ? ??????? ???. ???? ?? ???? ?? ????? ???? ??????? ???? ??????? ?? ????????? ? ??? ?? ?????? ???? ??????? ? ???????? ? ????? ?????? ?? ??? ????? ??? (?? ????? ? ???????).
?????? ???????? ???? ??? ????? ?? ??????? ??? ????? ?? ???????? ????? ?? ???? ?? ?? ?????? ? ???. ?????? ???? ??? ?? ???? ???????? ??????? ?? ????????. ??????? ???????? ???? ??? ????? ??? ??? ? ??? ?? ?? ??????? ???. ??????? ?????? ?????? ?? ???????? ??? ?? ?? ??????. ?????? ?? ??? ???? (?? ????? ?? ???? ??????????? ??? ?? ????? ? ??????) ?? ?? ??????? ?????? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??? ?? ???? ?????. ??? ?? ?? ???????????? ??? ??? ?? ??? ?? ??? ????? ???. ??????? ??? ?? ?????? ???? vous ?? "??" ????? ???? ??? ?? ?? ??? ???? ???????. ???????? ???? ????? ??? ????.
? ??? ??? ?????????????. ?? ????? ???? ????. ???? ?? ???? ?????????? ?? ????????? ?????? ? ???? ????????? ?????? ?????????? ?????? ???? ???? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?????? ??? ????????? ??????. ??? ???????? ????? ?? ?? ? ??????????? ??????.
?????? ???????? ???? ??? ????? ?? ??????? ??? ????? ?? ???????? ????? ?? ???? ?? ?? ?????? ? ???. ?????? ???? ??? ?? ???? ???????? ??????? ?? ????????. ??????? ???????? ???? ??? ????? ??? ??? ? ??? ?? ?? ??????? ???. ??????? ?????? ?????? ?? ???????? ??? ?? ?? ??????. ?????? ?? ??? ???? (?? ????? ?? ???? ??????????? ??? ?? ????? ? ??????) ?? ?? ??????? ?????? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??? ?? ???? ?????. ??? ?? ?? ???????????? ??? ??? ?? ??? ?? ??? ????? ???. ??????? ??? ?? ?????? ???? vous ?? "??" ????? ???? ??? ?? ?? ??? ???? ???????. ???????? ???? ????? ??? ????.
? ??? ??? ?????????????. ?? ????? ???? ????. ???? ?? ???? ?????????? ?? ????????? ?????? ? ???? ????????? ?????? ?????????? ?????? ???? ???? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?????? ??? ????????? ??????. ??? ???????? ????? ?? ?? ? ??????????? ??????.
October 27, 2015
Of the two plays in this book, I found Le malentendu (the misunderstood/the misunderstanding) to be the most gripping. Indeed, it ranks among the finest plays I have ever read. The feeling one gets while reading the play is the same one finds in the archetypal Greek tragedies, a sense of relentless descent into ruin that is incredibly powerful, and at the same time deeply unsettling, yet beautiful. The play is not without its surreal moments too; the character of the servant, who never speaks, would doubtless be more effective on stage, but remains a powerful presence even in print.
August 6, 2013
Du th¨¦?tre ? Ce n'est pas vraiment mon genre, mais comme ?a vient du cher Camus, ?a vaut le coup.
Comme toujours, de l'ironie, du sarcasme, de la critique, de l'absurdit¨¦ et des nouvelles d¨¦finitions pour la vie, la mort, l'amour, la douleur et le pouvoir.
Des citations ¨¤ noter:
* "C'est parce qu'on ne le tient jamais jusqu'au bout que rien n'est obtenu."
* "Gouverner, c'est voler, tout le monde sait ?a. Mais il y a la mani¨¨re."
* "Tu es d'un autre monde. Tu es pur dans le bien, comme je suis pur dans le mal."
* "La solitude! Tu la connais, toi, la solitude? Celle des po¨¨tes et des impuissants. La solitude? Ah! Tu ne sais pas que seul, on ne l'est jamais! Et que partout le m¨ºme poids d'avenir et de pass¨¦ nous accompagne! "
* "Et quand on a perdu, il faut toujours payer."
* "Je voudrais seulement te voir gu¨¦rir, toi qui es encore un enfant. Toute une vie devant toi! Et que demandes-tu donc qui soit plus grand que toute ma vie?"
* "Le bonheur est g¨¦n¨¦reux. Il ne vit pas de destruction."
* "Il y a eu un temps o¨´ je croyais avoir atteint l'extr¨¦mit¨¦ de la douleur. Et bien! non, on peut encore aller plus loin. Au bout de cette contr¨¦e, c'est un bonheur st¨¦rile et magnifique."
* "Cette nuit est lourde comme la douleur humaine."
Comme toujours, de l'ironie, du sarcasme, de la critique, de l'absurdit¨¦ et des nouvelles d¨¦finitions pour la vie, la mort, l'amour, la douleur et le pouvoir.
Des citations ¨¤ noter:
* "C'est parce qu'on ne le tient jamais jusqu'au bout que rien n'est obtenu."
* "Gouverner, c'est voler, tout le monde sait ?a. Mais il y a la mani¨¨re."
* "Tu es d'un autre monde. Tu es pur dans le bien, comme je suis pur dans le mal."
* "La solitude! Tu la connais, toi, la solitude? Celle des po¨¨tes et des impuissants. La solitude? Ah! Tu ne sais pas que seul, on ne l'est jamais! Et que partout le m¨ºme poids d'avenir et de pass¨¦ nous accompagne! "
* "Et quand on a perdu, il faut toujours payer."
* "Je voudrais seulement te voir gu¨¦rir, toi qui es encore un enfant. Toute une vie devant toi! Et que demandes-tu donc qui soit plus grand que toute ma vie?"
* "Le bonheur est g¨¦n¨¦reux. Il ne vit pas de destruction."
* "Il y a eu un temps o¨´ je croyais avoir atteint l'extr¨¦mit¨¦ de la douleur. Et bien! non, on peut encore aller plus loin. Au bout de cette contr¨¦e, c'est un bonheur st¨¦rile et magnifique."
* "Cette nuit est lourde comme la douleur humaine."
March 15, 2025
Wow!..
My review will follow.
My review will follow.
April 3, 2021
'Caligula' is an impressive play, both in terms of content and structure. As one could guess the theme of madness is pivotal; Camus is a bit in line of Pirandello here (). But there's also the theme of power politics and its dubious relation to truth, a very postmodern twist.
The other play, 'Malentendu' (The Misunderstanding) is much weaker in content, and it has a bit of an artificial buildup.
The other play, 'Malentendu' (The Misunderstanding) is much weaker in content, and it has a bit of an artificial buildup.
January 9, 2018
Of the two plays, I enjoyed ??Le malentendu?? the most. How could I not love the final part? Probably one of my top favorite plays. So that¡¯s why I¡¯m giving it 5 stars.
October 2, 2022
CALIGULA:
Following the loss of a woman he loved (literally his sister, but okay-), Caligula undergoes a profound personality change. Aware of the lack of limits his power gives him, Caligula brings total terror to his people. He kills, humiliates, steals and despises everyone.
Everyone is terrified and bows to this tyrant. Moreover, Caligula adapts the tortures according to the anguish of the people (quite perverse).
However, two men resist this regime: Scipio, a poet, and Cherea ready to form a rebellion.
Totalitarian power is thus described; everyone, whether guilty or not, is at fault, like Mereia who will be executed after an indictment based on multiple sophisms.
Facing the tyrant, Cherea represents reason and lucid rebellion; he remains honest and faithful to his principles, until the final crime.
THE MISUNDERSTANDING:
Two women, mother and daughter, run an inn in a small town.
One day, a young man, Jan, arrives with his wife, Maria, in this small town. Jan, wanting to surprise his mother and sister Martha, decided to spend a night in his mother's inn discreetly and unaccompanied.
However, the mother and the daughter have the habit of killing the customer, taking his money and then getting rid of the corpse.
The next day, Maria, cannot find her husband so she goes to the inn and explains that the customer was their son and brother.
The two women thus committed quite the unforgivable.
Following the loss of a woman he loved (literally his sister, but okay-), Caligula undergoes a profound personality change. Aware of the lack of limits his power gives him, Caligula brings total terror to his people. He kills, humiliates, steals and despises everyone.
Everyone is terrified and bows to this tyrant. Moreover, Caligula adapts the tortures according to the anguish of the people (quite perverse).
However, two men resist this regime: Scipio, a poet, and Cherea ready to form a rebellion.
Totalitarian power is thus described; everyone, whether guilty or not, is at fault, like Mereia who will be executed after an indictment based on multiple sophisms.
Facing the tyrant, Cherea represents reason and lucid rebellion; he remains honest and faithful to his principles, until the final crime.
THE MISUNDERSTANDING:
Two women, mother and daughter, run an inn in a small town.
One day, a young man, Jan, arrives with his wife, Maria, in this small town. Jan, wanting to surprise his mother and sister Martha, decided to spend a night in his mother's inn discreetly and unaccompanied.
However, the mother and the daughter have the habit of killing the customer, taking his money and then getting rid of the corpse.
The next day, Maria, cannot find her husband so she goes to the inn and explains that the customer was their son and brother.
The two women thus committed quite the unforgivable.
December 15, 2016
??? ???? ???? ????? ??? ? ???? ?? ??? ????? ?? ??????? ????? ??? ?? ???? ?? ????.
????? ?? ???? ??? ?? ??? ?????? ?? ???? ??????.
?? ???? ????????? ??? ???? ?? ???? ?? ?????. ???? ????? ??????? ???? ??? ????????? ??? ?? ?? ??? ????? ?? ????? ???
????? "?????? ?? ?? ?? ???? ?? ??????"
????? ?? ??? ??? ???? ?? ??????? ????? ??? ??? ??? ??????? ?? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ???? ??.
.....
?? ??????? ?? ????? ?? ?????? ???? ???? ???? ? ????? ??? ?? ???? ?????? ????? ? ????? ?????? ????. ???????? ?? ???? ??? ?? ?? ????? ? ?? ???? ???? ????? ???? ?????. ??? ?????? ?? ???? ????? ???? ?????? ?? ???? ?????? ??? ? ??? ?? ???? ????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????? ??????? ????? ? ????? ??????
????? ??? ??? ????? ???? ??? ?????? ?? ?? ???? ? ?? ???? ??????? ???? ?? ??????? ??? ?????? ?????? ???? ? ?????? ?? ???? ?? ????
??????! ??? ??? ?????? ?? ?? ???? ??????? ? ???? ???? ??????? ? ???????? ????? ?? ?? ????? ???.
????? ?? ???? ??? ?? ??? ?????? ?? ???? ??????.
?? ???? ????????? ??? ???? ?? ???? ?? ?????. ???? ????? ??????? ???? ??? ????????? ??? ?? ?? ??? ????? ?? ????? ???
????? "?????? ?? ?? ?? ???? ?? ??????"
????? ?? ??? ??? ???? ?? ??????? ????? ??? ??? ??? ??????? ?? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ???? ??.
.....
?? ??????? ?? ????? ?? ?????? ???? ???? ???? ? ????? ??? ?? ???? ?????? ????? ? ????? ?????? ????. ???????? ?? ???? ??? ?? ?? ????? ? ?? ???? ???? ????? ???? ?????. ??? ?????? ?? ???? ????? ???? ?????? ?? ???? ?????? ??? ? ??? ?? ???? ????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????? ??????? ????? ? ????? ??????
????? ??? ??? ????? ???? ??? ?????? ?? ?? ???? ? ?? ???? ??????? ???? ?? ??????? ??? ?????? ?????? ???? ? ?????? ?? ???? ?? ????
??????! ??? ??? ?????? ?? ?? ???? ??????? ? ???? ???? ??????? ? ???????? ????? ?? ?? ????? ???.
April 26, 2024
sin mas. le malentendu geyo gustau zait. caligula doa erromako enperadore zoro ta tirano bati buruz nun iteun dena bere tristurakin justifikatzeun. ez daka ezerk zentzua. le malentendu doa hostel moduko baten jabe dian ama bat ta bere alabai buruz. alabak eztu nahi hor bizitzen jarraitu, ordun erabakitzeue beayen hostalea etortzean bakoitza hil ta dakan dirua hartzia hortik alde in ahal izateko. bukaera dexente epikua da. kontatzeitun gauza batzuk guapo daude, beste gauza batzuk ez hainbeste. sinmas klasiko bati tick itiatik irakurriet ta aber frantseseko c1 aprobatzeten. zorte on juni
July 2, 2017
Des pi¨¨ces merveilleusement noir et captivantes, une lecture superbe!
January 11, 2014
Le Malentendu est une pi¨¨ce assez m¨¦diocre. La fin se devine d¨¨s les premi¨¨res sc¨¨nes : tout repose donc sur l'¨¦volution psychologique des personnages. Or aucun personnage n'a d'¨¦paisseur psychologique. Que veut nous dire Camus ? Que la vie est absurde ? Ou bien veut-il seulement nous amuser avec une petite histoire d'humour noir ?
Caligula est d'une autre tenue et une pi¨¨ce plus ambitieuse. Ce qu'elle dit de la cour, des politiques, de la veulerie des patriciens devant le monarque reste actuel. Le personnage de Caligula, ses motivations, sa qu¨ºte d'absolu et ses conclusions effarantes retiennent l'attention.
Cherea est sans doute le caract¨¨re qui porte la pens¨¦e de Camus.
Mais le personnage le plus int¨¦ressant, ¨¤ mon avis, est H¨¦licon. Il est aussi le plus attachant.
Cette pi¨¨ce est profond¨¦ment dat¨¦e dans le contexte historique des ann¨¦es 30 et 40 . Caligula n'est en rien Hitler mais Hitler pose la question du pouvoir meurtrier et de la r¨¦sistance.
Aujourd'hui nos probl¨¦matiques politiques et soci¨¦tales sont autres. Nous avons touch¨¦ cette lune qu'Helicon ne pouvait rapporter ¨¤ Caligula, et le pouvoir n'est plus dans la main du souverain mais dans la conjonction de forces diverses.
Caligula est d'une autre tenue et une pi¨¨ce plus ambitieuse. Ce qu'elle dit de la cour, des politiques, de la veulerie des patriciens devant le monarque reste actuel. Le personnage de Caligula, ses motivations, sa qu¨ºte d'absolu et ses conclusions effarantes retiennent l'attention.
Cherea est sans doute le caract¨¨re qui porte la pens¨¦e de Camus.
Mais le personnage le plus int¨¦ressant, ¨¤ mon avis, est H¨¦licon. Il est aussi le plus attachant.
Cette pi¨¨ce est profond¨¦ment dat¨¦e dans le contexte historique des ann¨¦es 30 et 40 . Caligula n'est en rien Hitler mais Hitler pose la question du pouvoir meurtrier et de la r¨¦sistance.
Aujourd'hui nos probl¨¦matiques politiques et soci¨¦tales sont autres. Nous avons touch¨¦ cette lune qu'Helicon ne pouvait rapporter ¨¤ Caligula, et le pouvoir n'est plus dans la main du souverain mais dans la conjonction de forces diverses.
April 21, 2017
This was my first existentialist-absurdist read and I was very excited about it, but by the end of the work, I realised that I am a person who requires reason, meaning, something solid to grasp, while Caligula himself, as a character, as well as the king to his subjects, and the text, all evade that grasp for meaning and I don't think I can work with that.
The text, however, is quite good, the way Caligula deals with the absurd, questions everything around him and evades capture, his use of reason and double binds, all these things fascinated me.
But his obsession with the moon, and achieving the impossible wasn't something I could understand. And I realised that that is where this stops working for me.
Also, since the text evades analysis or a fixture of meaning, my friends suggested that texts such as these should not be taught and prescribed for literature students to analyse as it defeats the whole purpose of the existence of the text itself, and I quite agree.
However, I'd like if people gave this a try and saw how comfortable they are with this genre or not.
The text, however, is quite good, the way Caligula deals with the absurd, questions everything around him and evades capture, his use of reason and double binds, all these things fascinated me.
But his obsession with the moon, and achieving the impossible wasn't something I could understand. And I realised that that is where this stops working for me.
Also, since the text evades analysis or a fixture of meaning, my friends suggested that texts such as these should not be taught and prescribed for literature students to analyse as it defeats the whole purpose of the existence of the text itself, and I quite agree.
However, I'd like if people gave this a try and saw how comfortable they are with this genre or not.
February 13, 2022
"Sans doute, ce n'est pas la premi¨¨re fois que, chez nous, un homme dispose d'un pouvoir sans limites, mais c'est la premi¨¨re fois qu'il s'en sert sans limites, jusqu'¨¤ nier l'homme et le monde. Voil¨¤ ce qui m'effraie en lui et que je veux combattre. Perdre la vie est peu de chose et j'aurai ce courage quand il faudra. Mais voir se dissiper le sens de cette vie, dispara?tre notre raison d'exister, voil¨¤ ce qui est insupportable. On ne peut vivre sans raison."
July 9, 2022
4 for Caligula, 2 for Le Malentendu
June 5, 2022
"H?LICON - Te voil¨¤ bien fier, hein ? Oui, je sers un fou. Mais toi, qui sers-tu ? La vertu ? je vais te dire ce que j¡¯en pense. Je suis n¨¦ esclave. Alors, l¡¯air de la vertu, honn¨ºte homme, je l¡¯ai d¡¯abord dans¨¦ sous le fouet. Ca?us, lui, ne m¡¯a pas fait de discours. Il m¡¯a affranchi et pris dans son palais. C¡¯est ainsi que j¡¯ai pu vous regarder, vous les vertueux. Et j¡¯ai vu que vous aviez sale mine et pauvre odeur, l¡¯odeur fade de ceux qui n¡¯ont jamais rien souffert ni risqu¨¦. J¡¯ai vu les drap¨¦s nobles, mais l¡¯usure au c?ur, le visage avare, la main fuyante. Vous, des juges ? Vous qui tenez boutique de vertu, qui r¨ºvez de s¨¦curit¨¦ comme la jeune fille r¨ºve d¡¯amour, qui allez pourtant mourir dans l¡¯effroi sans m¨ºme savoir que vous avez menti toute votre vie, vous vous m¨ºleriez de juger celui qui a souffert sans compter, et qui saigne tous les jours de mille nouvelles blessures ?"
Caligula
Le Malentendu ***
Caligula
Le Malentendu ***
November 9, 2023
La fin du cycle de l¡¯absurde, et d¨¦j¨¤ les pr¨¦mices d¡¯un cycle sur l¡¯amour qui n¡¯arrivera jamais.
Caligula devient tyran parce qu¡¯il pleure la mort de sa bien-aim¨¦e. Jan provoque le pire des malentendus parce qu¡¯il veut retrouver du fond de son c?ur sa m¨¨re et sa s?ur. Amour d¡¯une femme, amour d¡¯une famille. (??La soci¨¦t¨¦ a besoin des gens qui pleurent ¨¤ l¡¯enterrement de leur m¨¨re ; ou bien on n¡¯est jamais condamn¨¦ pour le crime qu¡¯on croit??, Carnets IV). Amour dont on pr¨¦viendra Caligula qu¡¯il ne parviendra pas ¨¤ s¡¯en ¨¦chapper. ??Tu ne pourras pas nier l¡¯amour??.
Et bien que le rem¨¨de ¨¤ l¡¯absurde soit pour Camus la r¨¦volte, ici, aucune fin ne l¡¯aper?oit encore sauf peut-¨ºtre Maria priant le Seigneur dans une imploration finale qui lui est d'ailleurs refus¨¦e par le "Non !" sec et inattendu du majordome spectateur. Alors la mort. Mais pas le suicide, certes ??probl¨¨me philosophique le plus s¨¦rieux??, mais d¨¦nouement impossible. Sauf pour les meurtriers, les mauvais.
Les pr¨¦mices de l¡¯amour et les pr¨¦mices de la r¨¦volte.
Caligula devient tyran parce qu¡¯il pleure la mort de sa bien-aim¨¦e. Jan provoque le pire des malentendus parce qu¡¯il veut retrouver du fond de son c?ur sa m¨¨re et sa s?ur. Amour d¡¯une femme, amour d¡¯une famille. (??La soci¨¦t¨¦ a besoin des gens qui pleurent ¨¤ l¡¯enterrement de leur m¨¨re ; ou bien on n¡¯est jamais condamn¨¦ pour le crime qu¡¯on croit??, Carnets IV). Amour dont on pr¨¦viendra Caligula qu¡¯il ne parviendra pas ¨¤ s¡¯en ¨¦chapper. ??Tu ne pourras pas nier l¡¯amour??.
Et bien que le rem¨¨de ¨¤ l¡¯absurde soit pour Camus la r¨¦volte, ici, aucune fin ne l¡¯aper?oit encore sauf peut-¨ºtre Maria priant le Seigneur dans une imploration finale qui lui est d'ailleurs refus¨¦e par le "Non !" sec et inattendu du majordome spectateur. Alors la mort. Mais pas le suicide, certes ??probl¨¨me philosophique le plus s¨¦rieux??, mais d¨¦nouement impossible. Sauf pour les meurtriers, les mauvais.
Les pr¨¦mices de l¡¯amour et les pr¨¦mices de la r¨¦volte.
July 27, 2020
Caligula est passionant, difficile de ne pas continuer sa lecture d'une traite. ce livre raconte la folie de l'empereur cruel Caligula. Albert Camus en profite surtout pour aborder ¨¤ travers des tirades incroyables et m¨¦morable, le sujet de sa reflexion, l'absurdit¨¦ de la vie et ses cons¨¦quences. Bref, je recommande beaucoup !
Je suis moins rentr¨¦ dans Le Malentendu, plus "classique", cette pi¨¨ce essaye aussi d'aborder le sujet de l'absurdit¨¦ de la vie. Mais sa structure en trois actes, tr¨¨s proche de la dramartugie de la Gr¨¨ce Antique, dessert son impact sur le lecteur.
Je suis moins rentr¨¦ dans Le Malentendu, plus "classique", cette pi¨¨ce essaye aussi d'aborder le sujet de l'absurdit¨¦ de la vie. Mais sa structure en trois actes, tr¨¨s proche de la dramartugie de la Gr¨¨ce Antique, dessert son impact sur le lecteur.
March 4, 2021
Caligula : 3.5 stars
Le Malentendu : 4 stars
Le Malentendu : 4 stars
July 5, 2023
Les pi¨¨ces de Camus, c'est des masterclass trop sous-c?t¨¦es.
March 21, 2024
?a m'a donn¨¦ envie de lire plus de th¨¦?tre, le Malentendu ¨¦tait tr¨¨s surprenant mais positivement
October 16, 2024
4,5 sterren
March 30, 2024
Camus my beloved
May 3, 2024
La l¨¦gende dit qu'H¨¦licon cherche toujours la Lune
July 4, 2019
?????? ?
July 8, 2022
he¡¯s just like me (caligula)
June 16, 2016
N?o consigo decidir qual das duas pe?as prefiro. Se em °ä²¹±ô¨ª²µ³Ü±ô²¹, a loucura do personagem principal nos deixa constantemente na incerteza sobre o que se passar¨¢ a seguir, j¨¢ no "Malentendu" ¨¦ a terr¨ªvel certeza, quase desde o in¨ªcio da pe?a, sobre o tr¨¢gico final que marca o ritmo. S?o 2 obras mais filos¨®ficas e menos pol¨ªticas - sobretudo quando comparadas com "¨¦tat de si¨¨ge" - mas muito camuseanas. °ä²¹±ô¨ª²µ³Ü±ô²¹ ¨¦ uma obriga??o para perceber a teoria do absurdo de Camus.
January 7, 2020
I read the Cross Purpose (or The Misunderstanding) play, and not Caligula.
The tone was clear and the philosophy was bare. When the drama ends, one would ask the same question as one would ask if he looks out in the world, "The actions of the universe doesn't make any sense." And precisely that is what makes us human.
The world is cruel to both: the criminal and the innocent.
Excellent drama and dialogues. And Albert Camus stays one of my most favorite writers.
The tone was clear and the philosophy was bare. When the drama ends, one would ask the same question as one would ask if he looks out in the world, "The actions of the universe doesn't make any sense." And precisely that is what makes us human.
The world is cruel to both: the criminal and the innocent.
Excellent drama and dialogues. And Albert Camus stays one of my most favorite writers.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 128 reviews
Can't find what you're looking for?
Get help and learn more about the design.