Composers and their stage works 


Albert CAMUS
(1913 - 1960)
French journalist, essayist, novelist and dramatist. Born Mondovi, Algeria November 7, 1913: Died Sens, January 4, 1960)

Stage Plays:

Unless otherwise noted, the plays were first performed in Paris.

  1. Caligula. Play, 4 acts. Written 1938. Published 1944. Produced Théâtre Hébertot, 1945.
  2. Le malentendu (The Misunderstanding also Cross Purposes). Play, 3 acts. Published 1944. Produced Théâtre des Mathurins, 1944.
  3. Les esprits (The Ghosts).(Adaptation) Play. Produced originally 1946 Château d'Angers, June 16, 1953. Based on Pierre de Larivey's play of the same name.
  4. L'état de siège (State of Siege). Play, 3 parts. Published 1948. Produced Théâtre Marigny, Oct. 27, 1948.
  5. Les justes (The Just Assassins). Play, 5 acts. Published 1950. Produced Théâtre Hébertot, Dec. 15, 1949.
  6. La dévotion d la croix (Devotion to the Cross). (Adaptation). Play. Produced Château d'Angers, June, 1953. Based on Pedro Calderón de la Barca's La devoción de la Cruz.
  7. Un cas intéressant (An Interesting Case). (Adaptation). Play. Produced Théâtre La Bruyère, 1955. Based on Dino Buzzati's play Un caso clinico (pub. 1953).
  8. Requiem pour une nonne (Requiem for a Nun). (Adaptation). Play. Produced Théâtre des Mathurins, 1956. Based on William Faulkner's novel Requiem for a Nun (1951).
  9. Les possédés (The Possessed). (Adaptation). Play, 3 parts. Published 1959. Produced Théâtre Antoine, Jan. 30, 1959. Based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel The Possessed (1871).

 

CRITICISM

  1. A. Maquet, Albert Camus, ou L'invincible été, Paris, 1956
  2. R. Quilliot, La mer et les prisons: Essai sur Albert Camus, Paris, 1956
  3. T. Hanna, The Thought and Art of Albert Camus, Chicago, 1958
  4. A. Maquet, Albert Camus: The Invincible Summer, tr. by H. Briffault, New York, 1958
  5. J.-C. Brisville, Camus, Paris, 1959
  6. J. Cruickshank, Albert Camus and the Literature of Revolt, London, 1959
  7. P. Thody, Albert Camus: A Study of His Work, London and New York, 1959
  8. R. de Luppé, Albert Camus, 6th ed., rev., Paris, 1960
  9. G. Brée, Camus, New Brunswick, N.J., 1959, 1961
  10. G. Brée, ed., Camus: A Collection of Critical Essays, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1962
  11. P. Thody, Albert Camus, 1913-1960, New York, 1962
  12. A. King, Camus, New York, 1964
  13. C. Petersen, Camus, New York, 1969
  14. N. A. Scott, Camus, 2d rev. ed., London, 1969; E. Freeman, The Theatre of Albert Camus, London, 1971
  15. G. Brée, Camus and Sartre: Crisis and Commitment, New York, 1972
  16. A. Costes, Albert Camus ou la parole manquante: étude psychoanalytique, Paris, 1973
  17. M. Crochet, Les mythes dans l'oeuvre de Camus, Paris, 1973
  18. Albert Camus 7. Le théâtre. Textes réunis par R. Gay-Crosier, Paris, 1975
  19. M. Mélançon, Albert Camus, Analyse de sa pensée, Paris, 1976.