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10. On the ecological imagination of Albert Camus

10. On the ecological imagination of Albert Camus

From ‘Don Juan Faust’ to Euphorion

Matthew Lamb
Oct 11, 2021
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A postcard of Faust and Helen and their son Euphorion, Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1805–1874). ‘Neither Faust without Helen, nor Helen without Faust, that’s what I believe. Goethe, who had his prophetic moments, made Euphorion die, too beautiful for the suffering of this world. For my part, I just believe – and this is the meaning of my book – that it’s up to…

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