Hope and Hopelessness through the Lens of Myths. A Comparison Based on Short Texts by Kafka and Camus
Not only do myths stand at the beginning or represent the birth of literature, but they have been present all along ever since. In times of havoc caused by natural catastrophes, wars or pandemics, people look for answers to the uncertainties that surround them. While often presenting such chaot...
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| description | Not only do myths stand at the beginning or represent the birth
of literature, but they have been present all along ever since. In times of
havoc caused by natural catastrophes, wars or pandemics, people look for
answers to the uncertainties that surround them. While often presenting
such chaotic states themselves, myths can give an answer or offer a solution
to these problems. The aim of the present paper is to compare and analyse
short texts mainly by Kafka and Camus that deal with ancient myths (e.g.
that of Prometheus, Odysseus, or Sisyphus) focusing on the type of answer
they bring to the questions raised amidst and after the two world wars. The
paper mainly focuses on the connection between hope and hopelessness. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9cdc469ce23942429f353f24898afb2e2025-08-20T02:57:48ZdeuScientia Publishing HouseActa Universitatis Sapientiae: Philologica2067-51512068-29562021-11-01131374410.2478/ausp-2021-0003Hope and Hopelessness through the Lens of Myths. A Comparison Based on Short Texts by Kafka and CamusVilma-Irén Mihály0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7987-9967Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania Not only do myths stand at the beginning or represent the birth of literature, but they have been present all along ever since. In times of havoc caused by natural catastrophes, wars or pandemics, people look for answers to the uncertainties that surround them. While often presenting such chaotic states themselves, myths can give an answer or offer a solution to these problems. The aim of the present paper is to compare and analyse short texts mainly by Kafka and Camus that deal with ancient myths (e.g. that of Prometheus, Odysseus, or Sisyphus) focusing on the type of answer they bring to the questions raised amidst and after the two world wars. The paper mainly focuses on the connection between hope and hopelessness.https://acta.sapientia.ro/content/docs/hope-and-hopelessness-through-the-lens-o.pdfancient mythshopehopelessnessexistentialism |
| spellingShingle | Vilma-Irén Mihály Hope and Hopelessness through the Lens of Myths. A Comparison Based on Short Texts by Kafka and Camus Acta Universitatis Sapientiae: Philologica ancient myths hope hopelessness existentialism |
| title | Hope and Hopelessness through the Lens of Myths. A Comparison Based on Short Texts by Kafka and Camus |
| title_full | Hope and Hopelessness through the Lens of Myths. A Comparison Based on Short Texts by Kafka and Camus |
| title_fullStr | Hope and Hopelessness through the Lens of Myths. A Comparison Based on Short Texts by Kafka and Camus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hope and Hopelessness through the Lens of Myths. A Comparison Based on Short Texts by Kafka and Camus |
| title_short | Hope and Hopelessness through the Lens of Myths. A Comparison Based on Short Texts by Kafka and Camus |
| title_sort | hope and hopelessness through the lens of myths a comparison based on short texts by kafka and camus |
| topic | ancient myths hope hopelessness existentialism |
| url | https://acta.sapientia.ro/content/docs/hope-and-hopelessness-through-the-lens-o.pdf |
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